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