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