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