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