Animation and design · lesson 9 of 24 · free

Elements of design — Animation for kids

Every poster, card, slide or logo is built from the same elements. Line: strokes, borders, underlines and paths. Shape: circles, squares, triangles (geometric shapes) and free, curvy organic shapes like leaves. Colour: the hues and tones that set the mood. Typography: the style, size and spacing of the letters. Space: the empty area around and between things, often called white space, which lets a design breathe.

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Five building blocks — “every design is built from line, shape, colour, typography and space”

  1. Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic).
  2. Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing.
  3. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).

Use it for: Making posters, cards, slides and covers in any design app, and art lessons on design.

Worked example: 🎨 Which element of design is this: “a dotted path to follow”? → line

  1. A path made of dots is a kind of stroke that leads the eye.
  2. Strokes, borders and paths are line.

Check: It is not a closed shape, a colour or letters — so it is line ✓

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