- According to the book Basics of Design by Lisa Graham the Design Principles are:
- Emphasis
- Contrast
- Balance
- Alignment
- Repetition
- Flow
- According to the book The Non-Designers Design Book the Design Principles are:
- Contrast
- Repetition
- Alignment
- Proximity
- Google “Design Elements”
- Axis
- Symetry
- Hiearchy
- Rhythm
- Google “Design Principles for Artists”
- Balance
- Ephasis
- Movement
- Pattern
- Proportion
- Variety
- Unity
- Google “Poster Images of Design Principles”
- Contrast
- Alignment
- Repetition
- Proximity
- According to the book ACA Certification Prep basic (Pages PS21-22), the Design Principles are:
- Emphasis
- Symmetry
- Contrast
- Shapes
- Movement
- Color
- Rule of thirds
- Balance
- White Space
- Proximity
- Unity
- Alignment
- Repition
- According to the book ACA Certification Prep basic (Pages PS21-22), the Design Elements are:
- Lines
- Shapes
- Texture
- Design Principles Complete List
- Balance
- Contrast
- Repetition
- Flow
- Proximity
- Movement
- Pattern
- Color
- Rule of thirds
- Balance
- White
- Proximity
- Unity
- Alignment
- Repetition
- Design Elements Complete List
- Lines
- Shapes
- Texture
- Axis
- Symmetry
- Hierarchy
- Rhythm
FULL LIST:
- emphasis: special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
- contrast: he state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.
- balance: an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
- alignment: arrangement in a straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions.
- repetition: the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
- flow: the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.
- proximity: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
- movement: an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
- pattern: a repeated decorative design.
- rhythm: a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
- variety: the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
- unity: the state of being united or joined as a whole.
- symmetry: the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
- color theory: a body of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual effects of a specific color combination.
- rule of thirds: a concept in video and film production in which the frame is divided into into nine imaginary sections, as illustrated on the right.
- white space: often referred to as negative space. It is the portion of a page left unmarked.