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