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