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