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