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