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| basic shape and configuration of an object or space. ex: cylindrical, flat, square, or linear |
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| object or form whose acutal or visual length greatly exceeds any actual width or depth it may have. |
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| Horizontal line are perceived as... |
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| restful, stable, and related to the plane of the earth |
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| Vertical lines are perceived as ... |
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| stregth, equilibrium, permanence, and strong upward movement. |
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| Diagonal lines are perceived as... |
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| Curved lines are peceived as... |
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| organic, human body, graceful, gentle movement |
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| Form w/ length and width. height so minimal that it is not perceived. Ex: floors, ceilings, walls |
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| Form w/ three dimentions. |
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| Solid Volume vs. Void volume |
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solid - positive space
void - negative space |
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| Volume can be catogorized into 3 types: |
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| regular (geometric shapes), irregular (free form shapes or complex), and dominant characteristic (tall, narrow, curvilinear, etc) |
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| Form that is unique from surrounding objects. Can have powerful symbolic qualities. Can be planar or volumetric. |
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| Relative size of something compared to another completely seperate object. Human scale is most common comparative object. |
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| Name the 6 elements of design |
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| FORM, SCALE, COLOR, TEXTURE, PATTERN, LIGHT |
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| phisical property of visible light. Colors differenciated by wavelength. |
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Which color has the longest wavelength?
Which color has the shortest? |
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| RED is long. violet is short. |
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when all colors of light are present in equal amounts we see:
because of this creating colors with light is called: |
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| Creating colors w/ pigment is called.. |
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| Three primary colors of light: |
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| Three basic qualities of COLOR |
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| hue, value, and intensity (chroma) |
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| degree of lightness or darkness |
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| degree of purity of hue (more or less grey added) |
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| When you add white to a hue |
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| When you add grey to a hue or its compliment |
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| when you add black to a hue |
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| Color Wheel!!! organizes colors into three primary colors, secondary colors , and tertiary colors (colors next to each other mixed: yellow-orange) |
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| more accurate than Brewster. Uses numbers and letters. |
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| colors opposite each other on the color wheel. |
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| Two complementary colors placed next to each other will... |
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| heighten each other's saturation |
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| two noncomplementary colors placed together will appear... |
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| to tint the tother w/ it's own compliment |
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| two primary colors together will... |
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| appear tinted w/ the third primary |
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| a light color placed against a darker background will appear lighter...and vise versa. This is called |
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| Colors that appear to advance... |
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| colors that appear to recede |
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| monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triad, and tetrad. |
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| color scheme that uses only one hue w/ variation only in intensity and value |
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| color scheme that uses hues that are close to each other on the color wheel |
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| color scheme that uses hues that are opposite sides of the color wheel. |
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| color scheme where one side o fthe color wheel is used w/ two hues that lie on either side of the complementary color. |
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| color scheme that uses 4 hues. a pair on either side of two complements. |
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| color scheme that uses colors equally spaced around the color wheel. |
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| color scheme that uses four colors that are equally spaced around the wheel. |
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| Name the 6 principles of design |
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| Balance, Harmony & Unity, Rhythm, Emphasis & focus, contrast & variety, Proportion |
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| Symmetrical Balace connotes |
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equal balance
formality and stability |
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| harmonize different objects by... |
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| comparing a part to the whole. (arm to body) |
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Golden Ratio/
Golden Section |
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line divided into 2 unequal segments such that the ratio of the smaller part is to the larger part as the larger part is to the whole.
when it relates to a rectangle |
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| Proportioning system by Le corbusier. divide human body at the waistline or navel. Or from top of head to fingertips raised above head. |
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| Four parts that make Form |
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Creating colors with light:
When all the colors of light are present in equal amounts we precieve white light |
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Creating colors with pigments
The color of an object is perceived by the color of light it absorbs and the amount of light it relects to the eye |
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| equalizing objects of nonsimilar elements to create balance |
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| type of symmetrical balance that the elements are arranged uniformly about a central point |
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| the agreement of the parts to each other and to the whole |
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| the repetition of elements in a regular pattern |
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| the relationship between one part of an object or comosition and another part and to the whole. |
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