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