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