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