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