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