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