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