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