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