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