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