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