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PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
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PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
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BALANCE The distribution of heavy and light elements on the page. –Large or dark elements appear heavier –Small or light elements appear light
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CONTRAST Many types-color, shapes (square vs. circle), sizes (large vs. small), textures (smooth vs. rough)
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EMPHASIS Is what the eye is drawn to. Hierarchy is important-the biggest thing should be the most important.
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RHYTHM Repetition-brings consistency Patterns make your site easier to understand
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UNITY Pulls all the elements together. Keep like elements together.
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ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
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LINE Describes a shape or outline, can create texture –Vertical –Horizontal –Diagonal –Contour
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COLOR- HUE Cool Warm
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CONTRAST
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TEXTURE-ROUGHNESS OR SMOOTHNESS
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SHAPE-A LINE WITH NO FORM OR THICKNESS. SHAPES ARE FLAT AND CAN BE GROUPED INTO TWO CATEGORIES, GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC.
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FORM-IS A 3-D OBJECT HAVING VOLUME AND THICKNESS. FORM CAN BE VIEWED FROM MANY ANGLES.
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VALUE-IS THE DEGREE OF LIGHT AND DARK IN A DESIGN.
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SPACE-THE AREA AN OBJECT OCCUPIES OR THE AREA AROUND AN OBJECT
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Time to draw a website.
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Your Favorite Entertainer Requirements: 1 + paragraph(s) about this person 2 + pictures 4 + links
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