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