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