1. Principles of Design

2. Principles of Design Proportion, Variety, Economy, Repetition, Balance, Unity
Elements of Design Dot, Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Directional Force, Color

3. PROPORTION
Proportion refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design. The issue is the relationship between objects, or parts, of a whole.

4. David Hockney

5. Jan Van Eck

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8. Variety
Variety is the use of dissimilar elements, which creates interest and uniqueness. Make sure you have enough variety to catch and hold your viewer’s attention.

9. Piet Mondrian

10. Rene Magritte

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12. Economy
Don’t overcrowd your design! Are there distracting elements? Too much information?

13. Andy Warhol

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16. Repetition
Repetition is the recurrence of elements within a piece: colors, lines, shapes, values, etc. Any element that occurs is generally echoed, often with some variation to keep interest.

17. Andy Warhol

18. David Hockney

19. Marcel Duchamp

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21. Balance
Balance can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical depending on if the right or left side is identical or not. Also refers to a sense that dominant focal points are balanced and don't give a feeling of being pulled too much to any part of the artwork.

22. Jan Vermeer

23. Leonardo DaVinci

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25. Emphasis
Emphasis refers to the area(s) of interest. Guides the eye into through and out of the image through the use of sequence of various levels of focal points, primary focal point, secondary, tertiary, etc.

26. Salvador Dali

27. Rene Magritte

29. Unity
Unity refers to a sense that everything in the artwork belongs there, and makes a whole piece. It is achieved by the use of balance, repetition and/or design harmony.

30. Jasper Johns

31. Pablo Picasso

32. Roy Lichtenstein

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