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