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