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