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