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