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