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