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