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