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