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