Elements of design

has more length than thickness, and can be unbroken, broken, or implied. Can be vertical, diagonal, horizontal, and even curved.

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Space

• Color

Hues with values and intensities (how our eyes interpret the reflection of light)

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Space

• Color

A 2D area enclosed by lines or curves

Types

Geometric: square, circle, triangle

Mechanical: simple shapes made of straight and curved lines

Organic: natural or simulating nature

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Space

• Color

A 3D volume or solid

Often implied on a 2D surface by careful use of value

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Space

• Color

Areas between and around parts of an image or the implied depth in that image

Types

Positive

Negative

• Line

• Shape

• Form

• Space

• Color

The surface look or feel

Types: Smooth, Rough

• Line

• Shape

• Value

• Texture

• Color

The range from light to dark

• Line

• Shape

• Value

• Texture

• Color

What element can you use to look at almost any complex shape (a character)

and break it down to its simplest shapes.

• Color

• Value

• Line

• Shape

What elements creates a more dynamic, visually interesting

experience, accomplished in part by

adding depth to designs?

• Balance

• Color

• Texture

• Line

What are the three categories that define all shapes?

• Hemisphere, Natural, Abstract

• Natural, Geosphere, Abstract

• Geometric, Natural, Obtuse

• Geometric, Organic, Abstract