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