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