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