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