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