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