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