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