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