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