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