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