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