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