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