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