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