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