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