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