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