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