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