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