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