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