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