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