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