6 Visual Design Elements

Question 1

What are the 6 Visual Design Elements?

Answer 1

• Line
• Color
• Form/Shape
• Space
• Texture
• Value

Question 2

What are the kind of lines and what do they represent?

Vertical?

Horizontal?

Diagonal?

Curved?

Answer 2

Vertical → represents dignity, formality, strength, stability

Horizontal → represents calm, peace, and relaxation

Diagonal → represents action, activity, excitement and movement

Curved → represents freedom, the natural, having the appearance of softness and creates a soothing feeling or mood.

Question 3

What are the types of colors?

What can color do in a design?

What are the complimentary colors? Why are they paired with eachother?

Answer 3

Warm Colors - reds, oranges, yellows

Cool Colors - blues, purples, greens

Color can affect how humans feel and act

Complimentary Colors are paired bc they make each other stand out.

Orange and Blue, Red and Green, Yellow and Purple

Question 4

What is Form and Shape?

What are some examples?

What is the difference between Form and Shape?

Answer 4

The shape outline, or configuration of anything

Ex. circles, ovals, squares, ellipses, rectangles, triangles

Form - 3 Dimensional

Shape - 2 Dimensional

Question 5

How does Space affect the design?

What are the types?

Answer 5

By incorporating the use of space in your design, you can enlarge or reduce the visual space.

Types

• open, uncluttered spaces
• unused vs good use of space
• cramped, busy

Question 6

What is Texture?

What are the types of textures and what is the effect?

Answer 6

Texture is the surface or feel of something

Types

• Smooth Surface - reflects more light, and, therefore is more intense color
• Rough Surface - absorbs more light, and, therefore appears darker

Question 7

What is Value?

What are the kinds of Value? and what are they?

Answer 7

Value is the relative lightness or darkness of a color

Shade

Degree of darkness of a color

Tint

A pale or faint variation of a color