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