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