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