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