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