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