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