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