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