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Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design

Animation and design lesson 9: Elements of design · Set 642 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🎨 Which element of design is this: “white space”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) line (d) space
  2. 2.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about colour. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is about colour? (a) a bold heading font (b) a triangle sign (c) a circle badge (d) a red background
  4. 4.True or false: “a hexagon icon” is about line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎨 What is typography? (a) a photo filter (b) the style of the text (c) the paper size (d) the colour wheel
  6. 6.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) line (d) typography
  7. 7.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thin dividing stroke”? (a) colour (b) space (c) line (d) shape
  8. 8.🎨 Which element of design is this: “blue and green shades”? (a) typography (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a red background (b) a hexagon icon (c) a triangle sign (d) a circle badge
  10. 10.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a geometric shape (b) an organic shape (c) a font (d) a margin
  11. 11.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a gap between pictures”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) typography
  12. 12.Which of these is about line? (a) blue and green shades (b) empty area round text (c) a zigzag edge (d) room to breathe
  13. 13.Which of these is about shape? (a) room to breathe (b) a heart symbol (c) a red background (d) a dotted path to follow
  14. 14.True or false: “a circle badge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a circle badge” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a heart symbol” is about typography. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) a shadow (b) white space (c) dead pixels (d) a mistake
  18. 18.True or false: “a thin dividing stroke” is about line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letter size and style (b) spacing between letters (c) a thick border round it (d) italic words
  20. 20.True or false: “a serif typeface” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) spacing between letters (c) an underline under words (d) a thick border round it
  22. 22.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) line (b) shape (c) typography (d) space
  23. 23.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to waste paper (b) to hide it (c) to print faster (d) so it stands out
  24. 24.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a triangle sign”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
  25. 25.🎨 Which element of design is this: “letter size and style”? (a) shape (b) space (c) typography (d) line
  26. 26.Which of these is about typography? (a) a thin dividing stroke (b) a thick border round it (c) room to breathe (d) spacing between letters
  27. 27.True or false: “letter size and style” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a circle badge” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a red background” is about space. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) colours (b) fonts (c) geometric shapes (d) organic shapes
  32. 32.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) colour
  33. 33.Which of these is about typography? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a dotted path to follow (c) an underline under words (d) italic words
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a heart symbol (b) a triangle sign (c) a serif typeface (d) a circle badge
  35. 35.Which of these is about shape? (a) an underline under words (b) a rounded box (c) italic words (d) a serif typeface
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rounded box (b) empty area round text (c) white space (d) room to breathe
  37. 37.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “white space” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a red background”? (a) line (b) space (c) typography (d) colour
  40. 40.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a heart symbol”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) space (d) colour

Answer key

  1. space
  2. False
  3. a red background
  4. False
  5. the style of the text
  6. line
  7. line
  8. colour
  9. a red background
  10. an organic shape
  11. space
  12. a zigzag edge
  13. a heart symbol
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. white space
  18. True
  19. a thick border round it
  20. True
  21. spacing between letters
  22. space
  23. so it stands out
  24. shape
  25. typography
  26. spacing between letters
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. geometric shapes
  32. line
  33. italic words
  34. a serif typeface
  35. a rounded box
  36. a rounded box
  37. False
  38. False
  39. colour
  40. shape

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