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