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