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