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