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