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