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