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