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