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