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