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