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