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