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