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