ELEMENTS OF DESIGN/NOWLING

POINT

• Has position but no destination
• Can be described by coordinates on a space
• Use to indicate a location

LINE

• Can be used to define a boundary
• Indicate volume
• Create perspective and depth
• Create textures and patterns

VALUE

COLOR

• Described by a number of qualities
• Hue
• Value
• Saturation

SHAPE

• A 2D area enclosed by lines or curves
• Geometric
• Mechanical
• Organic

FORM

• A 3D volume or solid
• Often implied on a 2D surface by careful use of value

SPACE

• Areas between and around parts of an image or the implied depth in that image
• Positive
• Negative

TEXTURE

• The surface look or feel
• Smooth
• Rough