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