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