Elements of Design
This is a shape that connects two points
Line
This is created when one or more elements of design are used repeatedly to create a feeling of organized movement.
Rhythm
These colors are the basis for all the other colors on the wheel
Primary colors (red, yellow, blue)
The use of images, text, color and other creative elements to visually solve a problem or create visual messages
Graphic Desgin
A person with this job title might be the leader of the design team
Creative Director
This element is represented by wavelengths of light as which form a spectrum
Color
This can refer to the size of the head compared to the rest of the human body.
Proportion
Colors across from each other on the color wheel
Complementary Colors
Refers to how elements are arranged on the page
Composition
Caroline Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University, was initially only paid $35 when she designed the Swoosh logo for this company in in 1971.
Nike
This is a figure that is formed when lines connect and close together at the ends.
Shape
The distribution of the visual weight of elements on the page. Can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical.
Balance
A set of colors that form a square on the color wheel
Tetradic Color Scheme
The art of arranging text in a legible and visually pleasing fashion.
Typography
I was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party.
Emory Douglas
This element visually represents how something may feel
Texture
The part of the design that catches the viewer's attention, or stands out.
Emphasis
A set of colors that form three points on the color wheel
Triadic Color Scheme
A smaller representation of a bigger picture or idea, used frequently in websites, videos and page layouts. May be a square or rectangle
Thumbnails
I am a partner in the design firm Pentagram and best known for my work that combines typography and image
Paula Scher
Combining shapes to create a multi-dimensional object
Form
The feeling of harmony between all parts of the design, which creates a sense of completeness
Unity
Three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel
Analogous Color Scheme
A basic model of something that is used to test out a possible solution
Prototype
I was the African-American female creative director behind the design of the 2000 Census for the United States Census form.
Sylvia Harris