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