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