ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESSElements of Design

Color• Most significant element of design.• Can create illusions using warm and cool colors.• Allows people to express individuality.

COLOR WHEEL• Primary Colors:

• Red, Yellow, and Blue• Used to create all other colors on the color wheel.

COLOR WHEEL• Secondary Colors:

• Orange, violet and green• Made by mixing equal amounts of neighboring primary color

• Violet-Red and Blue• Orange-Red and Yellow• Green-Yellow and Blue

COLOR WHEEL• Tertiary/Intermediate Colors:

• Made by adding a primary color and it’s neighboring secondary.• Primary is always listed first.

• Red-Orange• Yellow-Orange• Yellow-Green• Blue-Green• Blue-Violet• Red-Violet

Line• Most basic element of design.• Delineates space, outlines form, and conveys a sense of

movement or direction:• All lines are either straight or curved.• All lines have direction:

• Horizontal, vertical, or diagonal• Horizontal=restful• Diagonal=excitement• Vertical=strength and stability

LinesVertical lines

Horizontal lines

Curved lines

Space• Three dimensional expanse that a designer is working

with, along as the area around or between objects within an area.• Empty parts of room look bigger compared to smaller areas

containing furniture.• Large, open spaces give feeling of freedom or luxury.• Opposite is true=too much empty space can feel lonely.

Space

Form• Describes shape and structure of solid items.• 2 or 3 dimensional• Walls and rugs are 2-dimensional.

• Have length and depth, little width.

• Chairs and furniture are 3-dimensional.• Have depth, in addition to length and width.

Creating Stability with Form• Large, heavy objects give feeling of stability.

• Piano, sofa

• Another way to create stability is by grouping objects close together.• Two chairs and a table placed close together• Long, low tables

Harmonious Design• Design in which designers strive to combine forms in a

way that all items fit well with each other.• Forms should harmonize with one another.

• Ask yourself: Is this form right for its intended function? Does it blend well with the other forms in the room?

Texture• Appearance or feel of its surface.

• Tactile texture:• The feeling of roughness or smoothness-you can actually feel this type

of texture.

• Visual texture:• Texture you can see but can not feel.

• Rough looking wall paper, but it’s actually smooth.

Shiny=visual Rough=tactile

Elements of Design Video• While watching the video, please fill out the worksheet.

We will go over it as a class

Elements of Design Project• You are going to be creating a portfolio showing how elements

are used in housing. We will be adding Principles of Design to this portfolio next week. • The following elements need to be included:

• Color• Line• Shape • Texture• Space• Form

• For each of these elements, you will find a picture that represents this element. You need to define what the element is and how this picture represents the element. The descriptions must be in detail! Think about all aspects of the element.

• You CAN’T print pictures from the internet. They must be magazine pictures.• Descriptions need to be typed.• You will need to neatly arrange the pictures in a 3-ring binder covered in sheet

protectors.