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