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