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