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Graphic Design

Principles

Balance

Balanced is determined by its size, color, darkness or lightness, thickness of lines, value, size, shape, and texture.

Symmetrical

Assymetrical

Contrast

  • Position that draw the eye (Rule of Thirds)
  • Contrast
  • Size
  • Visual Weight
  • Color
  • Complexity/Simplicity

How Rhythm Works:

What Rhythm Does:

  • Spacing
  • Size
  • Position

Creates a sense of movement and can establish pattern and texture.

How Scale Works:

  • Balance
  • Symmetry
  • Position
  • Emphasis

Rhythm

What Scale Does:

Repetition or variation.

Creates visual weight and depth.

Scale

Or proportion.

What Movement Does:

Helps the viewer see everything in the correct order.

Movement

Visual flow through a design.

The order you see things.

How Movement Works:

  • Lines
  • Arrows
  • Text
  • Size

What Unity Does:

Unifies individual elements so that the composition looks together.

Unity

Feeling of wholeness.

Fundamental, governing rules

How Unity Works:

Emphasis

  • Color
  • Shape
  • Texture
  • Grid

What Emphasis Does:

Emphasis draws your attention/eye to the most important element on the design.

The element or information that stands out.

The first thing you see.

How Emphasis Works:

What Balance Does:

Gives elements visual weight.

The distribution of visual weight.

Distribution of objects.

Visual differences, tension, or conflict.

How Balance Works:

What Contrast Does:

Draws attention through differences.

How Contrast Works:

  • Colors
  • Sizes
  • Shapes
  • Locations
  • Relationships
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