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