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