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