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