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