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