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