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