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