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