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