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