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