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