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