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