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