Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a rounded box”? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) line
- 2.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a serif typeface”? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) typography
- 3.True or false: “a heart symbol” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a zigzag edge (b) empty area round text (c) an underline under words (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 5.True or false: “spacing between letters” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “empty area round text” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “letter size and style” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green shades (b) a red background (c) a bold heading font (d) pastel tones
- 10.True or false: “a heart symbol” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thick border round it (b) pastel tones (c) blue and green shades (d) a red background
- 12.True or false: “a triangle sign” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is about line? (a) a hexagon icon (b) room to breathe (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a bold heading font
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wide margin (b) a rounded box (c) a hexagon icon (d) a heart symbol
- 15.Which of these is about colour? (a) a hexagon icon (b) room to breathe (c) letter size and style (d) a warm orange glow
- 16.Which of these is about space? (a) a heart symbol (b) a thick border round it (c) italic words (d) white space
- 17.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to hide it (b) to waste paper (c) to print faster (d) so it stands out
- 18.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) white space (b) a shadow (c) dead pixels (d) a mistake
- 19.🎨 What is typography? (a) the paper size (b) the colour wheel (c) the style of the text (d) a photo filter
- 20.Which of these is about space? (a) a rounded box (b) a wide margin (c) a zigzag edge (d) a dotted path to follow
- 21.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) space (b) typography (c) shape (d) line
- 22.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a gap between pictures”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) typography
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a thick border round it (c) pastel tones (d) an underline under words
- 24.Which of these is about colour? (a) a rounded box (b) a dotted path to follow (c) pastel tones (d) a thick border round it
- 25.Which of these is about typography? (a) a serif typeface (b) a heart symbol (c) a gap between pictures (d) a dotted path to follow
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) italic words (b) a bold heading font (c) a serif typeface (d) a warm orange glow
- 27.True or false: “a thick border round it” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) space (b) typography (c) shape (d) line
- 29.Which of these is about line? (a) an underline under words (b) spacing between letters (c) a rounded box (d) a circle badge
- 30.True or false: “a circle badge” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a wide margin”? (a) line (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
- 32.Which of these is about line? (a) a serif typeface (b) a heart symbol (c) a circle badge (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pastel tones (b) blue and green shades (c) a circle badge (d) a red background
- 34.True or false: “a triangle sign” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “spacing between letters” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a hexagon icon” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a zigzag edge (b) italic words (c) a dotted path to follow (d) an underline under words
- 38.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) organic shapes (b) colours (c) geometric shapes (d) fonts
- 39.Which of these is about space? (a) blue and green shades (b) a hexagon icon (c) a gap between pictures (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wide margin (b) letter size and style (c) room to breathe (d) empty area round text
Answer key
- shape
- typography
- False
- empty area round text
- False
- False
- False
- colour
- a bold heading font
- False
- a thick border round it
- False
- a dotted path to follow
- a wide margin
- a warm orange glow
- white space
- so it stands out
- white space
- the style of the text
- a wide margin
- line
- space
- pastel tones
- pastel tones
- a serif typeface
- a warm orange glow
- False
- line
- an underline under words
- True
- space
- a thin dividing stroke
- a circle badge
- True
- False
- False
- italic words
- geometric shapes
- a gap between pictures
- letter size and style
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