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