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