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