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