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