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