Elements Of Design

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design

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a planned arrangement of visual elements in order to construct an organized visual pattern

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positive & negative

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knowing what to reject or erase is as important as creating something

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content

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concept or idea

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form

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usage of elements

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creative process

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idea (WHAT IF)
research
incubation (ANXIETY)
break through
verification

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principles of design

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unity
focus
balance
scale

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elements of design

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line
shape
texture
value
color

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aesthetic

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concerned with the beautiful

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conceptual

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based on an idea

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unity

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harmony

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composition

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overall agreement and organization of visual elements on a 2-D surface

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ways to achieve unity

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repetition
similarity
proximity
continuity
continuation

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repetition

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using the same visual element over and over again

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similarity

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related in appearance but not identical

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proximity

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elements close together

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continuation

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continues a line, edge, or direction from one form to another

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continuity

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series of designs that relate

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theme

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idea, concept, or point of view that is support visually

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variety

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diversity or assortment

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minimal variety

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emphasis on unity

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normal variety

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equal parts of unity and variety

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chaotic variety

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strong emphasis on variety

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focus

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area initially used to attract attention

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way to achieve focus

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contrast
isolation
convergence

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contrast

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one element differes from toehrs

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isolation

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achieved through placement

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convergent

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elements placed leading our eyes back to a central element

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degree of emphasis

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design can have a focal point that is extremely dominant or not

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accents

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secondary points of emphasis or focus

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scale

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word

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hieratic scale

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size of figures based on symbolic importance

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realistic scale

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size related to nature and man

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miniature scale

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greatly reduced size

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colossal

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larger than life size

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scale confusion

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elements seem to be "wrong" size to one another

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proportion

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relative size

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line

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infinite number of points

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characteristics of line

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length
width
direction
speed
gender
density
psychic indicators

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speed

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slick = fast
intricate = slow

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gender

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curvy = feminine
angular = masculine

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balance

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equal distribution of visual weight within a composition

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imbalance

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no equal distribution of visual weight within a composition

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axis

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line of reference around which a form or composition is balanced

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axis in scenery & lighting

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CL
center line

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axis in costuming

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CF
center front
CB
center back

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symmetrical balance

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like shapes repeated on either side of axis

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asymmetrical balance

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balance is achieved with dissimilar elements that have equal visual weight or equal eye attraction

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asymmetrical balance by contrast

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difference elements that contrast each other

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asymmetrical balance by position

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similar items of unequal weight balanced by moving heavier object inward

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radial balance

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radiates out from a central point

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crystallographic balance

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equal emphasis on whole format
pattern

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rhythm

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related to movement

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legato

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connected and slow rhythm

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staccot

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rhythm with abrupt changes and dynamic contrast

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alternating rhytm

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using same elements in the same order

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progressive rhythm

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a repetition that changes in a regular manner by increasing or decreasing

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shape

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enclosed space

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characteristics of shape

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length
width
weight
density
speed
gender
implied

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shape
naturalism

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shapes as seen in nature

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shape
idealism

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nature improved upon

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shape
stylized

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changing or exaggerating the forms

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shape
abstraction

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distortion which implies simplification of natural shapes to the most essential basic character

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shape
geometric

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shapes based purely on geometric formulas

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shape
biomorphic

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free form

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shape
non-objective

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shapes with no object or reference

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shape
positive & negative

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positive - the subject
negative - void

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mass

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a 3-D solid

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relief

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a shallow raised 3-D form coming off a 2-D base

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characteristics of mass

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length
width
gender
speed
density
height

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categories of texture

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tactile
visual

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visual texture

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reproduces familiar texture patterns on 2-D surface

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pattern texture

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repetitive design with same motif appearing over and over again

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trompe l'oeil

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realistic painting

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rubbings

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process of capturing a tactile texture on a light weight paper by placing the paper on the hard texture and rubbing over the paper with a soft dry crayon or pencil

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illusion of space

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conveying depth on a 2-D plane

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devices used to create illusion of space

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size
overlapping
vertical location

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atmospheric perspective

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the use of color/value to show depth

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linear perspective

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parallel lines converge to a horizon line

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foreshortening perspective

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when an item is pointed directly at the viewer

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equivocal space

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purposeful ambiguity in space

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closed form

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composition kept within the picture frame

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open form

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particular glimpses of objects are seen

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isometric projection

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lines remain parallel

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ways to suggest motion

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repeating figure
blurred figure
multiple images

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kinetic

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mobiles of mechanized sculptures that actually move

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op art

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illusions of movement in static line images

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value

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variation of the light and dark areas

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value scale

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variations of value from black to white

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low contrast

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values don't change much

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high contrast

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values change a lot

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chiarascuro

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light and dark used to imply depth or 3 dimension

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atmospheric perspective

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far off images visually come grayer and less distinct

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value techniques

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shading
cross-hatching
washes
halftones

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purpose of lighting

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visibility
form
composition
mood

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properties of light

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intensity
color
distribution
movement

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suspension of disbelief

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when you see a show, you're either going to believe it or not