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