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