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