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