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