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