Design Elements

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

The surface look or feel

Types: Smooth, Rough

• Line

• Shape

• Value

• Texture

• Color

The range from light to dark

• Line

• Shape

• Value

• Texture

• Color

The design element FORM can be implied or defined by which of the following?

• Transitions from Light to Shadow

• Showing Multiple Sides of an Object

• Showing One Side of an Object

• Using Patterns to Define Shape

• By Giving Shapes Depth

Patterns that repeat shapes that appear to be sharp, dull, soft, or rigid best describe this design element.

• Emphasis

• Shape

• Texture

• Line

In a design, ____ is the area between, around, above, below and within a defined area.

• hue

• space

• value

• balance

Colors such as yellow-orange, blue-green, and red-purple are considered:

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quadratic