Post #5

For each of the 5 elements of design (shape, line, texture, space, value), find an example that utilizes each element within the design (Google search for poster design, advertisement, etc.). You should have 5 DIFFERENT sample designs.  For each, evaluate the design in 4 to 5 sentences.  Label each with the appropriate element.  Then, discuss how that particular element is used and how it enhances the design.

LINES

This is an elephant created purely by lines.  The backdrop is completely black but white lines were used to fill in and outline the elephant.  The artist used different widths of the curved lines to make it appear almost 3D like.  For example, the width of the lines used for the tusks are much thicker than the others. The lines in the center of the elephant are thicker than the rest (excluding the tusks) to create an illusion that part being raised, adding to the 3D effect.  

VALUE 

This scenic view of the mountains is value because it uses tones varying from pitch black to white.  The white is used to create the clouds, and the snow on the caps of the mountains.  The black is used to show mountains in the background.  The gray is used show that the sky is cloudy.  

SPACE 

The picture of the ram in the grass uses negative space.  The white shape is the ram and the white lines is the grass.  The black is the background.  It almost looks as if the ram is wondering in a prairie at night when it is pitch black.  

TEXTURE 

The texture shown above is one commonly seen.  It is common metal texture.  The texture when used for structural things, can provide grip because of its design.  In design, one may question if those little oval like shapes are either pushed in, or raised.  

SHAPE 

The fish was created using scraps of paper.  The artist rearranged the scraps of colored paper to form the shape of a fish.  This shows that shapes can create other shapes, particularly complex ones. 

COLOR 

This isn't a particular image of anything.  That's why color is everything in it.  In colors bellow like blue and green, you can see the colors above, yellow and red, reflect in it.  However it's interesting that the reflection of red onto the blue does not create purple although that would be cool.