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