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