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