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