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