Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Elements, Principals

Elements of Design
Line

Created when a point moves continuously on surface. Can be considered the building blocks for many other elements such as shape and letter form.


colour 

The way lights reflects off a surface. There can by many types of colour such as Primary, secondary.


texture

Either physical or can be seen, such as the feel of a 3d object, or the appearance of a 2d one. 


shape
Such as squares or circles, created by joining or curving lines to create a closed area.



form.

either physical or visual. If visual it is the appearance of 3 dimensions, physical is having 3 dimensions.


Principals of Design
Stability

When a design appears stable; balanced; harmonious.


dynamics

A design which appears to have movement and leafs your eyes around the design. Can drastically change the feel of a design.


rhythm
Repetition or alteration of elements in a design created rhythm. Rhythm is often used to create patterns and shape.  



scale
An effect created when having elements bigger than others; a sence of size is created. Can be used to create importance in a design.

Art Vocal List
Stroke
An effect were by an object has a line around its bounds. Can be dotted, continuous, thick or thin.

Symmetry
Created when a design is equal in terms of elements on both sides.

Hierarchy
An order to design. Important to consider when you need your viewer to see a design in a certain way.

Proportion
How big/ small an element looks in proportion to another.

Pattern
Created when repeating elements multiple times.

Adjective List
Calligraphic
A style of line used to create by variation in thick and thin line, often used in text

Monochromatic
When a design used only shades of black

Organic
A very natural - curved and plant like design

Geometric
Very square, angled and mathematic

Smooth
A texture void of many bumps.

1 comment:

  1. 6/10 C

    Answers are ok but you need to pay a lot more attention to spelling, grammar, tense and punctuation.

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