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