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