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