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