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