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