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