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