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