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