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