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