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