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