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