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