Elements of Design
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Elements of Design
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Elements of Design. Elements of Design. The tools of design Hands on - can be manipulated Space Line Form and shape Texture Color Pattern. Space. The area between the lines. What you have to work with. Space. Line. horizontal. Connects two points - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Elements of Design
Elements of Design The tools of design Hands on - can be manipulated
Space LineForm and shapeTextureColorPattern
Space The area between the lines. What you have to work with.
Space
Line
Connects two points Leads the eye from
one point to another Gives direction and
divide space
horizontal
curved
vertical
diagonal
Vertical Line
Horizontal Line
Diagonal Line
Curved Line
Shape Two dimensional Made by
connecting lines Circles, squares,
rectangles, triangles, ovals, diamonds....
Form Three dimensional Encloses space Spheres, cylinders,
cones, cubes, pyramids....
Texture How an object
looks or feels. Its surface quality
Ribbed rough crinkled smooth soft bumpy
satiny silky fluffy hard flat abrasive nubby shines plush fuzzy
ridged spikey course gritty slick
Texture - Smooth
Texture - Shiny
Texture - Rough
Color
Reflected light Most important
element Creates the most
impact We’ll cover this in
depth later.
Pattern Repetition of line,
shape, form, texture and/or color
Elements of Design Assignment
Find examples of the elements of design in a room from magazine clippings.
Due next class period.
