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