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