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