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