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