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