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