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