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