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