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