1. Elements and Principles of Design
Through Textiles and Fashion

2. Elements of design Design elements are the basic units of a visual image.
Line, Colour, Texture, Shape and Value are the elements of design for Fashion and Textile Design.

3. Line
Lines have several aspects including direction, thickness, sharpness, and length. They can be straight, zigzag, or curved.

5. Colour
Primary Colours The three primary colours are red, yellow and blue. These are the base.
Secondary Colours  Mix two primary colours together and you’ll get a secondary colour.
Tertiary Colours Mix together a primary and a secondary and you’ll end up with a tertiary colour

6. Complimentary colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel.
Complementary pairs share no common colours
Why is it important in design?

7. Complimentary colours POP OUT against each other, creating contrast

9. Tints = Colours with white added
Shades = Colours with black added

10. Monochromatic colours are all the colours (tints and shades) of a single hue.

11. Analogous colours are beside each other on the colour wheel

12. Texture There are two types of texture Visual and Tactile
Visual texture
It is the way the surface of an object looks like it feels.
It may look rough, fizzy, but cannot actually be felt.
Tactile textures 
It is the way the surface of an object actually feels.

16. Shape
It is a self contained defined area of geometric or organic form.

20. Value
Value is the lightness or darkness of a colour.

22. Principles of design
The principles of design govern the relationships of the elements used and organize the composition as a whole.
The principles of design for Fashion and Textiles consist of:
Balance, Harmony, Emphasis, Proportion, Rhythm/Movement.

23. Balance
Balance is arranging elements so that no one part of a work overpowers, or seems heavier than any other part.
It can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical.
It can be achieved by the location of object, volume or size and also by colours.

24. Asymmetrical
Symmetrical

26. Harmony Harmony is achieved through the balance of variety and unity.
Color harmony may be achieved using complementary or analogous colors.
Harmony is usually visually pleasing.

28. Batik (a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to whole a cloth, traditionally practiced in South Asian countries)

29. Emphasis
It is dominance or a concentration of interest in one area of a design as the centre of attention.
(attracts a focal point)

31. Proportion
Proportion is the design principle concerned with the relation of the size of the part to the whole and to each other.
It includes height, width, depth, and the surrounding space of each design.

32. Rhythm/Movement
This is the path the viewer’s eye takes through the artwork or design, sometimes to a focal area. It can be directed along lines, edges, shapes and colour