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