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