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