Elements of design

• Line 


  creates a visual dimension of length and width. When lines meet, space is enclosed and a shape is
• Directional line 


  such as vertical, horizontal, diagonal, checkered, broken and curved
• Structural lines 


  found on necklines, armholes, hemlines, darts, side seams, sleeves, collars, tucks and pleats of garments.
• Color 


  radiant energy loosely termed light that produces sensation in our eyes. The color of the dress easily attracts the client's attention and becomes her basis in choosing her apparel,
• Color wheel 


  Isaac Newton developed the first circular diagram of colors in 1666
• Hue 


  the other name for color. It is the particular shade of color that differentiates one from another.
• Primary colors 


  red, blue and yellow.
• Secondary Colors


  these are the colors formed by mixing the primary colors
• Intermediate Colors 


  stem from the combination of primary and secondary colors.
• Neutral colors 


  white, black and gray and are predominantly grayish and brownish.
• Value 


  Value lightness or darkness of color.ess or darkness of color.
• Intensity or chroma 


  is of a color corresponds to its purity
• saturation 


  color other than black, white and gray.
• Monochrome 


  one-color harmony includes only one color of different value.
• Adjacent colors


  (also called analogous colors) use colors that neighbor each other on the color wheel.
• single split complementary 


  uses a primary color plus colors on either side of its complement.
• triad 


  uses colors at the points of an equilateral triangle (three colors spaced equally on the color wheel)
• Space


  is the area inside an enclosed shape. The use of space can lead to an interesting design.
• Form or shape 


  refers to the form of a person showing the curves of the body. This includes the shape of the face, neckline and the full body or figure
• Texture 


  the surface quality of an object, rough, smooth, silky, etc.