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CLASS 2DESIGN ELEMENTS
DESIGN
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BASIC DESIGN ELEMENTSNothing can exist without these ingredients?
What are they?
Basic Design Elements Dot (point) Line Shape Tone Color Texture Scale Dimension Direction Gravity
ConceptualElement
Visual Elements
RelationalElements
Plane Volume
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CONCEPTUAL ELEMENTS
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ConceptualElements
Dot
Line
Plane
Volume
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ConceptualElements
Dot
Line
Plane
Volume
Conceptual Element are not visible.
If they are really there, they are no longer conceptual.
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ELEMENTS
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Dot (Point)
• The dot is the minimum unit of visual communication.
• Dot doesn’t have length or breadth.• Dot has a strong visual power to attract.
• It is a position in space that holds the primary attention of the viewer.
• It signals the start, an end or an area of primary focus for the eye.
Primary focused area
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Line
• Real Line (Visual Element): Create objects
• Imaginary Line (Conceptual Element): Show directions, movement and emphasis in a design
• A line is not thought of as a shape, but a shape can appear linear.
• Lines articulate shapes• It can be seen because it differs in value,
color or texture from its background.• With the proper tone or perspective, a
line can create depth.
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Line
• Real Line (Visual Element): o Contour Line
A line depicting the outer edge of a shape or group of shapes.
o Symbolic LineA line or combination of lines that stands for, or reminds us of, something our realm of knowledge.
• Imaginary Line (Conceptual Element)o Directional Line
A line or lines which direct our visual attention in specific direction.
o Boundary LineA line that confines our visual attention. It may be serve to separate areas.
o Implied LineA perceived continuation of images or symbols that imply a line.
o Line as Valueo Line as Texture ARTDIRECTION
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Shape• Shape are made by connecting lines. • Line creates two dimensional or flat shapes.• When shapes are three dimensional, we
call them forms.
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Shape
• Natural ShapeShapes found in nature; sometimes called organic shape.
• Abstract ShapeA recognized image that has been distorted or simplified.
• Geometric ShapeUsually man-made shapes that are precise, exact. Triangles, squares, circles, rectangles, etc.
• Nonobjective Shape• Positive Shape
An active shape or line placed in a negative or empty space, not determined by the darkness or the lightness of the color.
• Negative ShapeThe implied shape produced after two or more positive shapes are placed on a negative (non-active) space.
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Color
• Hue refer to the name of the color we know.• Value (tone) tells the lightness or darkness of a hue.• Intensity refers to the brightness or dullness of a hue
Color is described with the words hue, value and intensity.
A shape is distinguished
from its surroundings
because of color
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ToneTone (value) is the intensity of darkness or lightness of anything we see. Variations in tone allow us to see complicated visual information.
The range of light values
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Texture• Visual texture can be used to stand-in for the
sense of touch.• Texture can also be used to communicate mood.
Any surface structure can be “felt” visually.Texture can be another way to give dimension to space.
surface quality
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ScaleScale is the relative size of an element in relation to another.Size is relative if we describe it in terms of bigness and smallness.
The relative size of an
element in relation to
another
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DimensionDimension can be
• Felt by touch and feel• Seen by two-eyed stereopticon sight
Representation of dimension in two-dimensional space depends on illusion
• Perspective• Tone
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Direction Direction of an element is relative to the position of observer or other elements. It can be felt by touch and feel, and seen by two-eyed stereopticon sight.
Four basic directions are…• Horizontal LinesSuggest calmness and usually makes people feel relaxed.• Vertical LinesSuggest strength and stability. • Diagonal Lines Suggest tension• Curved Lines Suggest flowing movement ARTDIRECTION
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Gravity• It is not visual but psychological.• As we are pulled by the gravity of the earth,
we tend to attribute heaviness or lightness, stability or instability to individual shapes.
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SPACE
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SpaceCanvas of a
designer
It’s the area of message, the boundaries of the viewers’ perception of the message.
• Positive, Figure: If it is dominant, in the foreground or in the center of attention
• Negative, Ground: If it is in the background of the design
• Crowded: If the space seems uncomfortably occupied
• Open:If the space seems free and unrestricted
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