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