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