Elements of Design

Elements of Design

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The Six Elements Of Design

• Line
• Shape
• Direction
• Size
• Texture
• Color

Lines

• Lines are the foundations for a
drawing/design and different lines can
mean different things such as curved
lines meaning comfort and ease and
vertical lines meaning strength

Shapes

• A shape is a closed and defined area
and some examples includes circles,
squares and triangles

Shapes Continued

• A positive shape automatically makes
negative shape like the example below

Direction

• Direction is there to guide the viewers
eye from area to another with the
three most common methods being
horizontal, vertical, and diagonal

• And the picture on the left side uses
vertical direction lines

Size

• Size is to put it simply the object's
overall measurement and dimensions

Texture

• Texture refers to the surface quality of
something whether it be smooth,
rough, fuzzy etc..

Color

• Color can have a subtle impact on
your design because different colors
mean different things like red meaning
danger, violence and anger while also
meaning love, cupid, and passion

References

• http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/visual-
elements/line.html for 1st slide

• https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-shape-in-art-182463
link for 2nd slide

• https://www.lifewire.com/direction-design-principle-3470051 link
for 3rd slide

• https://www.splashmath.com/math-
vocabulary/measurements/size link for 4th slide

• http://www.wcs.k12.mi.us/cousino/wcsart/art%20foundatons%20s
ite/texture.html link for 5th slide

• https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/color-theory-for-
designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/ link for 6th slide

Credits

John Zamorano From 1st Period