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