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