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