The elements of design are defined as elements that are used to create an object, composition, or the environment, and they help give these things character and aesthetics. The pictures I have posted below focus on point, line, and shape.
Point: a single position in a space or surface without length or width. Points draw attention and focus, and can create balance, unity, and pattern. I have included pictures of objects or works of art that use different sizes of points to draw attention and create a pattern. Points can sometimes be highlights, they do not have to be seen. For example, the owl candle holder has points for which light to shine through that make it more interesting. The brick wall has holes, or points, intermixed with horizontal lines to create a more interesting pattern
Diagonal Lines: Signify action and movement. They create a visual of energy and motion. Some diagonal lines can also create a more casual feel, like the lines that the photos are hanging from in the picture below. These lines are a great way to bring some character to an otherwise boring white wall. The staircases signify a downward motion, and that by taking stairs a person is trying to go somewhere else. How people choose to design these stairs are what gives them character. The stairs on the far left are more modern looking than those on the right. The diagonal lines seen on the doors of The Georgia Theatre imply a welcoming feel and urge a person to walk through into the venue. The diagonals are pointing in the direction that venue owners want their costumers to go.
Horizontal Lines: Signify calm and stability. They can also be used to create texture and patterns. The two sunsets I have pictured below were taken in Hawaii and Turks and Caicos, which are two vacation spots that people journey to to relax and feel calm. The peaceful stability of the water meeting the horizon is what gives people that feeling. The horizontal lines created by the buildings in the Atlanta skyline also give the scene structure and stability. They balance out the vertical lines created by taller buildings. Horizontal lines seen in the bookshelf signify stability as well because they are responsible for holding all of my friends' belonging up so that they can be easily accessed and also fashionably displayed.
Organic Lines: Move the viewers eye through the image and onto other images. They also create a whimsy and energetic feel. I drew the two drawings pictured using organic lines that flow from one place to the other. In the drawing of glass there are many different lines that show the reflectiveness of each glass piece and how by looking through one glass object, the object behind it gets skewed. Organic lines used in the cloth piece show how the cloth flows, and they move the eye from the black piece up to the white. The winding sidewalk in the picture of my hotel in Hawaii moves the viewers eye to the ocean ahead. An organic line is seen in the hills in Arkansas, and the sunset also adds to their whimsical feel.
Vertical Lines: Signify power and strength. They are intended to move the viewers eye upward. All of the pictures I posted below are structures that are meant to be looked at in awe and stand for something. The skyscrapers of Atlanta signify a powerful city, the columns of the bank signify authority, the church's signify respect, the monument stands in honor of the city of Athens, and the columns on the school building signify the power, authority, and class that being educated brings.
Structural Lines: Supportive lines of design, they are usually large and thick and hold a structure up. They give structures their form. Pictures below show examples of structural lines holding up monuments, shading, furniture, buildings, and shops. There are many ways to make structural lines look like more than just lines that are holding objects up. Lines can be diagonal, colorful, contain patterns, or be made up of different materials that draws a viewer's eye to them.
Implied Lines: These lines are suggested, not actual lines. They appear when objects meet different areas within a design. The implied lines below all occurred in nature. Water meeting land surrounding it creates a vertical line in the waterfall, and the ocean water meeting the land surrounding it creates a cove if someone were to look from above. Tree branches meeting with trunks or branches of other trees create implied shapes. In the bottom left picture taken in Hawaii, the viewer's eye is drawn to the triangle shape made by the two trees. It creates the focal point of the picture.
Geometric Shapes: Defined by outline or created by surrounding objects that imply a shape. They have a certain position within a composition to make something look more appealing, or to give a certain message. All of the structures below have a geometric shape to give them character and make them more attractive. Unusual shapes are used to make an object look more interesting, like the shapes in the iron door on the bottom left. Different shapes are used so that no one structure looks identical, they all have their unique details.
Natural Shapes: Anything in the environment, including human and animal form. Plants and animals make and exist in different shapes and forms that make them all unique. A rectangular table can be made from wood to create a natural, yet useful piece. A circle of natural bushes compliments the circular man-made fountain. Shells and sea animals are the most interesting shapes in my opinion because no one species or shell is identical. The human body and face is also interesting because again, no one person has the exact same body or face. In the picture below, the human form is being used to decoration and to display pieces of jewelry. Also pictured below is an etching of a leaf, flowers, and a guitar on the side of a parking lot in downtown athens. This does not only draw in the viewer's eye because it is an interesting work of art, but it also displays what Athens has to offer: the nature scene and the music scene.
Abstract Shapes: Alterations of actual shapes or forms by someone's imagination. They are sometimes recognizable and sometimes not. Abstract shapes are used a lot in artwork, as displayed on the mask of varied images, the painting of women in dresses, and the colorful drawing. Abstract shapes can also be used to represent something. A colorful peacock is portrayed on my pillow, but it is not recognized right away. This is a successful fabric because it draws in the viewers attention and causes them to think about the image. The same concept is achieved by the bedspread, which in my opinion is displaying skewed images of leaves and flowers in an interesting manner.
Non-representational Shapes: Shapes that are not recognizable until the author gives the background or title of the image.Each of these works of art (clothing items and paintings) have a specific reason of why the author chose to design them in that manner, but we are forced to ponder on this for that reason is unclear. Each of these pieces draws me in and makes me wonder about them. they are also aesthetically pleasing and attractive to me.
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