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