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