Elements
Elements
Principles
Principles
100
The edge or outline of a form, the meeting of planes or any material with a long thin shape.
What is line?
100
A flat or level surface
What is plane?
100
A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action.
What is movement?
100
Equal visual units right and left/ top to bottom of an imaginary center point.
What is Symmetrical Balance?
200
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
What is form?
200
The Hue of a material
what is colour?
200
The domination of a motif or design element.
What is emphasis/focal point?
200
A large difference between two things.
What is contrast?
300
The surface quality of a form - eg, Smoothness, roughness, softness in visual
What is texture?
300
A self contained defined area of geometric or organic form.
What is shape?
300
Different qualities or characteristics in a form; interest generated in a work by using a variety of shapes, forms, textures and so on.
What is variety?
300
Ordered relationship of parts. whether symmetrical or asymmetrical; equilibrium.
What is balance?
400
Light and shadows on the surface of forms.
What is value?
400
The relationship of one object to another in size, amount, number or degree.
What is proportion?
400
When a variety of elements work well together.
What is harmony?
500
Negative and positive
What is space?
500
Visual balance achieved by dissimilar visual units; for example, two or three small shapes on the right balancing one larger shape on the left.
What is asymmetrical balance?
500
A visual tempo or beat, the result of repetition.
What is rhythm?
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