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