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