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