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