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