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