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