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