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