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