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