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