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