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