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