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