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