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