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