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