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