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