Design Principles

  1. According to the book Basics of Design by Lisa Graham the Design Principles are:
    • Emphasis
    • Contrast
    • Balance
    • Alignment
    • Repetition
    • Flow
  2. According to the book The Non-Designers Design Book the Design Principles are:
    • Contrast
    • Repetition
    • Alignment
    • Proximity
  3. Google “Design Elements”
    • Axis
    • Symetry
    • Hiearchy
    • Rhythm
  4. Google “Design Principles for Artists”
    • Balance
    • Ephasis
    • Movement
    • Pattern
    • Proportion
    • Variety
    • Unity
  5. Google “Poster Images of Design Principles”
    • Contrast
    • Alignment
    • Repetition
    • Proximity
  6. 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
  7. According to the book ACA Certification Prep basic (Pages PS21-22), the Design Elements are:
    • Lines
    • Shapes
    • Texture
  8. Design Principles Complete List
    • Balance
    • Contrast
    • Repetition
    • Flow
    • Proximity
    • Movement
    • Pattern
    • Color
    • Rule of thirds
    • Balance
    • White
    • Proximity
    • Unity
    • Alignment
    • Repetition
  9. 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.