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