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