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