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