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