Design Elements

Design elements are described as the fundamental ideas about the practice of good visual design. 

There are several design elements to be discussed and shown below.

Line

• fundamental mark/stroke used in drawing

• length is longer than width

• connect two points together

• has two ends

Shape

• an area that stands out from the space next to or around it

• a boundary

• comes in various forms

Color

• play large role in elements of design

• color wheel used as a tool

• color theory provide guidance to color mixing

Texture

• surface that is perceived to feel

• added to attract or repel interest to an element

• three dimensional and can be touched

• visually is the illusion of the surfaces

Form

• can be measured from top to bottom / side to side / front to back
• also defined by light and dark
• created by combining two or more shapes
• enhanced by tone