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