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