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