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