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