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