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