Elements of Visual Design
Here are 9 important elements of visual design. These serve as the fundamentals and building blocks of art and design. Dot A dot is the simplest element of design. It marks a position in space. It is also the meeting point of two coordinates in 2-dimension or three coordinates in 3-dimension. Line You can form a line when you connect two or more dots. It can be fat, thin, wavy, or jagged. It can be a geometric, uniform-width line. It can be an organic, non-uniform width line. Shape A shape is a 2-dimensional area with a known boundary. When you connect three or more dots, you can form a shape. Shapes are the building blocks of graphic design. They are the figures and forms used to create logos, illustrations, and other elements that appear in a graphic design. Types of shapes: Geometric : Shapes like circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles. Organic : Shapes that resemble natural objects/shapes found in nature - such as a leaf, a flower, etc. Abstract : Shapes that are free form lik