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