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