Principle Of Design Flashcards
Help figure out the visual appeal and aesthetics employed by the artist
Fundamental guidelines to aesthetic design
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
The way art elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work; also called as symmetry
Visual balance causes an audience to feel that the elements have been arranged appropriately
Balance
The way in which the artist combines the art elements to stress the differences between those elements and create more centers of interest in a work
Makes one part of a work dominant over other parts
Emphasis
Combining art elements by using a series of gradual changes in those elements
Favors step-by-step changes
Gradation
Accenting the similarities of art elements and binding the design parts into a whole
The appearance of congruency
Harmony
Combining art elements to produce the look of action or to cause the viewer’s eyes to sweep over the work of art in a certain manner
Achieved through repeated art elements
Rhythm and Movement
The relationship of art elements to the whole and to each other
Highlights the comparative relationship in size, quantity, and degree of emphasis among the components of the art piece
Proportion
Combining art elements in involves ways to achieve intricate and complex relationships
Obtained through the use of diversity and change in increasing the visual interest of the work
Variety
The quality of wholeness or oneness of the art piece
Achieved through deliberate or intuitive balancing of harmony and variety
Unity
