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