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Importance of Elements & Principles In Graphic Design
by: Brandi Musser
+Design: Organizing Elements
+Balance
Optical Center
Weight
Positive & Negative Space
Color
+Idiosyncrasies
Individual Color Color Contrast
+Color
Memorable Moods Bright or Saturated Colors Backgrounds Central Elements Similar Colors Color Consistently Never Rely on Color Alone Gender & Social Connotations of Colors
+Type
Computer Type is NOT Print Type Typeface Should be Appropriate to the Material Readability Italics Use Typefaces Consistently Type Density
+Visual Consistency
+Gestalt Theory
+Line
+Form Related to Line
+Movement
+Texture
+Proximity
+Alignment
+Repetition
+Contrast
+White Space