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