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