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