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