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