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