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