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| The guidelines for combining the elements of design in the development of a design of composition. |
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| A piece has balance, or is balanced, if the visual weight of the piece is proportional. |
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| The organization of elements is unequal. |
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| The emphasis is centered and the other elements of design radiate or move around it. |
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| Uses elements to direct the viewers attention to the center of interest. |
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| The relationship of one part to another, or to the whole, in a design or composition, with respect to size, quantity, or degree. |
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| The repeating of similar elements within the composition. |
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| The organized movement that occurs in a design causing the eye to travel about and stay within the composition. |
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| The planned contrasts and variations of the elements or ideas illustrated within a composition or design. |
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| The use of common qualities of the elements in a design or composition, in order to create a harmonious effect or theme. |
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| The ingredients or building blocks of a design or composition. |
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| The achievement of visual effectiveness by thoughtful organization of the elements and principles of art. |
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| A mark or visual edge which has length and direction; a line separates, outlines, shapes, defines, contours, illustrates movements, creates a mood, or simulates texture. |
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| Feeling of space, infinity, calming |
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| Feeling of normalcy, justice/right, peaceful |
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| Feeling of danger, activeness, alive |
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| Feeling of destruction, harshness, pain |
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| Space (positive and negative) |
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The area of the environment that is occupied is positive space.
The area of the environment that is not occupied is negative space. |
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| The visual reaction to the reflection or absorption of light waves from the surface of an alphabet. |
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| Can be created by mixing a combination of the three primary colors. |
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| The brightness or dullness of a hue or color. |
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| With relation to hues, a value of a color is created by adding a tint (white) or a shade (black). |
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A two-dimensional flat object.
A line which connects itself creates a shape. |
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A three-dimensional equivalent of a shape.
A shape that acquires a third dimension; mass. |
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| Can be experienced with the sense of touch as well as by sight. |
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| A reproduction of a tactile texture on a two-dimensional plane. |
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| Circle with a rectangle around it |
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| Grid with some squares filled in symbol |
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| White vase with black background and vice versa |
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| Doughnut with lines symbol |
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| When all the parts of a design on one side are equal to those on the other, they mirror each other exactly. |
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