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