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