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