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