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