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