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