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