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