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