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