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