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