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