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