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