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