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