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