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