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