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