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