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