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