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