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