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