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