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