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