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