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