Elements of Design

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Elements of Design
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Line

• A mark drawn with a pointed, moving tool.
• Lines have different lengths, widths, textures,
  directions, and degrees of curve.

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Color

• Color is an element of design that is derived
  from reflected light.
• Color has three properties hue, value, and
  intensity.

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Properties of Color

• Hue-the name of a color. The primary hues are
  red, yellow, and blue.
• Value-refers to the lightness or darkness of an
  object.
• Intensity-refers to the brightness and dullness
  of a color.

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Texture

• Texture is the element of design that refers to
  how things feel, or look as if they might feel if
  touched.
• Texture can be hard, soft, rough, smooth,
  slippery, sticky, scratchy.

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Value

• Value is the element of design that refers to
  lightness or darkness.

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Shape

• Shape is a two dimensional area that is defined
  in some way. It can be defined through line,
  color, or value. Shape has only height and width.

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Form

• Form is the element of design that includes
  objects that have three dimensions.
• Form has height, width, and depth.

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Space

• Space, or negative space, is the element of
  design that refers to the emptiness or area
  between, around, below, or within objects.
• Shapes are defined by space around and within
  them.

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Your Animation

• Should have all the elements of design line,
  color, properties of color, texture, value,
  space, shape and form, with the addition of
  appropriate font types.