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