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