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