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