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