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