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