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