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