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