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