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