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