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