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