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