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