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