Vocabulary Digital Art Review

Guiding the viewer’s attention to the most important elements of a composition.

• Emphasis
• Unity

• Balance

• Repetition

Creating objects that are different sizes, colors, shapes or fonts.

• Contrast
• Emphasis

• Hierarchy

• Balance

Center of interest in a design, should stand out to your audience.

• Focal Point
• Repetition

• Contrast

• White Space

Items of your design that occur more than once such as objects, color, fonts

• Repetition
• Balance

• White Space

• Contrast

Placing elements in a design taking their visual weight, and positive and negative space into account. It can be created through symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.

• Balance
• Heirarchy

• White Space

• Contrast

Put related items close together and this shows a relationship

• Proximity
• Balance

• Contrast

• Variety

The intentional arrangement of information in a design to highlight the most important information.

• Hierarchy
• Balance

• Repetition

• Unity

Blank space in your design that allows for flow, spacing and alignment.

• White Space
• Unity

• Balance

• Hierarchy

When elements harmonize creating a cohesive and aesthetically pleasing design.

• Unity
• Balance

• Repetition

• Pattern

Is primarily used for creating animations and interactive content using vectors for mobile content

• Photoshop

• Animate

• Illustrator

• After Effects