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Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design

Animation and design lesson 9: Elements of design · Set 250 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which of these is about line? (a) a rounded box (b) a zigzag edge (c) a warm orange glow (d) pastel tones
  2. 2.🎨 What is typography? (a) a photo filter (b) the colour wheel (c) the paper size (d) the style of the text
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm orange glow (b) pastel tones (c) blue and green shades (d) letter size and style
  4. 4.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) colours (b) organic shapes (c) geometric shapes (d) fonts
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bold heading font (b) pastel tones (c) italic words (d) letter size and style
  6. 6.True or false: “letter size and style” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a serif typeface” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is about shape? (a) pastel tones (b) a dotted path to follow (c) a gap between pictures (d) a triangle sign
  9. 9.True or false: “an underline under words” is about line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is about space? (a) a warm orange glow (b) white space (c) italic words (d) a thick border round it
  11. 11.True or false: “a heart symbol” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is about shape? (a) empty area round text (b) a zigzag edge (c) a serif typeface (d) a hexagon icon
  13. 13.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a serif typeface”? (a) line (b) typography (c) colour (d) space
  14. 14.True or false: “a thick border round it” is about line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎨 Which element of design is this: “room to breathe”? (a) colour (b) line (c) typography (d) space
  16. 16.Which of these is about line? (a) a thick border round it (b) a red background (c) empty area round text (d) a serif typeface
  17. 17.True or false: “a hexagon icon” is about typography. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a red background” is about space. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is about typography? (a) room to breathe (b) a serif typeface (c) a thick border round it (d) a red background
  21. 21.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a gap between pictures”? (a) colour (b) typography (c) space (d) line
  22. 22.True or false: “a wide margin” is about space. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spacing between letters (b) italic words (c) letter size and style (d) room to breathe
  24. 24.True or false: “room to breathe” is about space. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a thick border round it” is about space. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green shades (b) a red background (c) pastel tones (d) a hexagon icon
  27. 27.🎨 Which element of design is this: “italic words”? (a) shape (b) line (c) typography (d) colour
  28. 28.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a red background”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) space
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) white space (c) room to breathe (d) a wide margin
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) empty area round text (b) a wide margin (c) a red background (d) white space
  31. 31.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a hexagon icon”? (a) space (b) shape (c) typography (d) colour
  32. 32.True or false: “an underline under words” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a triangle sign” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a hexagon icon” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to hide it (b) to print faster (c) to waste paper (d) so it stands out
  36. 36.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) colour (b) space (c) line (d) typography
  37. 37.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) colour
  38. 38.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) white space (b) a shadow (c) a mistake (d) dead pixels
  39. 39.Which of these is about space? (a) a wide margin (b) a thick border round it (c) an underline under words (d) blue and green shades
  40. 40.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a font (b) an organic shape (c) a margin (d) a geometric shape

Answer key

  1. a zigzag edge
  2. the style of the text
  3. letter size and style
  4. geometric shapes
  5. pastel tones
  6. True
  7. True
  8. a triangle sign
  9. True
  10. white space
  11. True
  12. a hexagon icon
  13. typography
  14. True
  15. space
  16. a thick border round it
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a serif typeface
  21. space
  22. True
  23. room to breathe
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a hexagon icon
  27. typography
  28. colour
  29. a dotted path to follow
  30. a red background
  31. shape
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. so it stands out
  36. colour
  37. line
  38. white space
  39. a wide margin
  40. an organic shape

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