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