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