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