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