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