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