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