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