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