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