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