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