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