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