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