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