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