5 Elements of Hair Design
Areas of the Head
5 Principles of Hair Design
Hairstyles and Facial Shapes
100

True or False

Design lines create a hairstyles shape, design, and movement 

True! 

100

The highest point of the head

What is the apex

100

The comparative relationship of one thing to another.

What is proportion.

100

Most styles will work well on this facial shape. Considered the "ideal" face shape 

What is oval.

200

This element is also referred to a a hairstyles mass or general outline 

What is form.

200

The back part of the neck and consists of the hair below the occipital bone.

What is the nape.

200
The principal of balance has these two types of balance

What are symmetrical and asymmetrical.

200

Narrow forehead, extreme width through the cheekbones, and narrow chin

What is diamond.

300

This element is the directional wave pattern or illusion of motion in the hair 

What is Design Texture

300
The widest part of the head, you find this by placing a comb vertically on the head 

What is the parietal ridge 

300

A regular pulsation or recurrent pattern of movement in a design. Can be fast or slow.

What is rhythm.

300

Round Hairline, Round Chin, and wide face 

What is Round

400

This Element can make all or part of the design appear
larger or smaller and depending on placement, can accent or de-emphasize a particular part of a style 

What is Color.

400

The bone that protrudes in the back of the head, above the nape

What is the occipital bone 

400

Refers to a design’s unity and is the most important art
principle.

What is harmony.

400

This type of face shape can be inverted as well

What is triangular.

500

What are the four basic line types?

What are horizontal, diagonal, vertical and curved.

500
The area between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge. Many people have cowlicks here 

What is the crown

500

Also known as focus; in a design, is what draws the eye first, before it travels to the rest of the design.

What is Emphasis.

500

This face shape has a wide jaw, wide cheekbones, and wide hairline

What is square