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