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