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