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