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