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