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