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