[Demo data]including designers and photographers, use a strategy called the rule of thirds
Many people, including designers and photographers, use a strategy called the rule of thirds. This imagines your work area divided into a 3x3 grid.
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In design, texture adds depth and tactility to otherwise flat images.
In design, texture adds depth and tactility to otherwise flat images. Objects can appear smooth, rough, hard, or soft, depending on the elements at play.
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Texture is the physical quality of a surface
Texture is the physical quality of a surface. Like form, it can be part of a three-dimensional object, as in the example below (a small prickly cactus in a shiny ceramic pot).
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When a shape becomes 3D, we call it a form
Forms make up a variety of things in the real world, including sculptures, architecture, and other three-dimensional objects.
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A shape is any two-dimensional area with a recognizable boundary. This includes circles, squares, triangles, and so on.
Shapes fall into two distinct categories: geometric (or regular) and organic (where the shapes are more free form).
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Lines can be used in more humble compositions, too—for organization, emphasis, or just decoration
In the example below, lines have been used to create a flow chart that guides the reader’s eye from one element to the next.
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A line is a shape that connects two or more points. It can be fat, thin, wavy, or jagged—the list goes on
A line is a shape that connects two or more points. It can be fat, thin, wavy, or jagged—the list goes on. Every possibility gives the line a slightly different feel.
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What do these examples have in common?
Some very basic elements, including line, shape, form, texture, and balance.
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