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