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