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