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