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