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