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