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