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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
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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.
Line horizontal • Connects two points • Leads the eye from one point to another • Gives direction and divide space vertical curved diagonal
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
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.