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