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