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