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