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