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