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