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