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