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