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