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