Elements
the direction of visual interest in a garment
What is line?
visual weight in design; makes the right & left side of garment appear to be equal
What is balance?
Life jacket, Scuba diving suits, Bullet Proof Vest
What is protection ?
adds excitement, mood and emotion to a design
What is color?
Secondary colors
What are orange, green and violet?
creates a center of interest in a garment; All other elements support it by echoing its design message
What is emphasis?
Clothing is sometimes used to gain a higher rank in
society, social acceptance and peer approval.
What is Status?
The complimentary color of blue.
What is orange?
Smoothness, roughness, softness in visual
What is texture?
Blue, Blue-green, Green is an example of...
What are cool colors?
leads the eye from one part of a design to another part; creating movement through repetition of pattern or color
What is rhythm?
It indicates the role you play in society and says who you are (profession, social group, association
What is identification?
the outline of the whole garment; Silhouette is viewed from a distance
What is shape?
Mixing a secondary and primary color creates this.
What is a tertiary/intermediate color?
relationship of size between parts of a design; The various elements in the design are pleasing to the eye when scaled in size to fit its overall proportion
What is proportion?
We wear clothes to cover our body according to the code of decency of our society
What is modesty?
the area within the outline of a garment or outfit
What is space?
Black, white, brown .
What are neutrals?
is the combo of unity and variety in the design
What is harmony ?
Clothes can be used to decorate a person’s body.
Provides a psychological feeling of well-being or beauty; expresses your culture
What is adorment?