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