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