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