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