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