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