Podcast #1 Elements of Design

Podcast #1 Elements of Design

Watch the podcast. Answer the review questions below. Keep the question italicized and the answer regular.

What does it take to create good graphic design?

Requires a understanding of the elements and principles of graphic design.

What is the difference between elements and principles?

Elements: are the components or parts which can be solated in any visual design or work of art their the acual things we add to a design.

Principles:tell us how we should organize elements on a page or screan.

Name the six (6) elements of design.

Line, shape or form, space, texture, value, color.

What can lines aid in, when alone or combined with  other lines or shapes?

Readability, appearance, and message of design.

Which lines suggest a feeling of rest? Why do you think?

Horizontal suggest a feeling of rest in reation to gravity. Beacause its flat like its laying

Vertical lines communicate a feeling of what? Why do you think?

Communicate a feeling of loftiness gives a modern feel.

What lines suggest a feeling of movement? Why do you think?

Diagonal it looks as if something can move up and down it.

Soft, shallow curved lines suggest what? Why do you think?

Curved it seems as if its rapping around the other object ( peacful).

These lines suggest confusion and turbulence? Why do you think?

Deep acute curves the lines go around and around making you confused.

What element defines a specific area of space?

Shape

What is the difference between two dimensional shapes and three dimensional shapes?

2D: shape has width and height. 3D shape has depth as well as witdth and height.

Describe the difference between geometric shapes and organic shapes?

Geometric shapes are structured, often symmetrical shapes. Organic are found in nature or they can be man made shapes.

What are abstract shapes?

Are stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes.

Which basic shape projects an attitude of honesty or equality?

Square

What do triangles suggest?

Action

Circles convey feelings of what?

Protection or infinity

Describe positive space and negative space?

Positive referse to the object and elements used in a design. Negitive referse to the shapes around and between those objects and elements.

What is texture?

Refer to the actual surface of a desighn with the reader actually being able to feel the texture of the paper and materials in the printed design. Also can be implied through the use of rich, layered graphics designed to give the illusion of texture in a two dimensional design.

Incorporating texture into a design can help do what?

Create a feeling of richness and depth.

What is value?

Is the degree of light and dark in a design. It is the contrast between black and white and all the tones in between

What is another name for value?

tone

What can the element of color do when incorporated into a design?

Create images attract attention and identify objects.