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