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