Design Principles and Elements

Design Principles and Elements

There are many principles and elements of design used in all forms of are.

Simplicity
This is the omitting of all non-essential or unimportant elements and details that do not contribute to the overall composition of the design or image.

These are a few examples of the use of this element in different design formats.

Rule of Thirds

Using a grid, the image is broken into nine equal squares. The places where the vertical and horizontal lines intersect are the best focal points at which to place the image or main object in an image.

This is an example of the grid used. The red dots represent the focal points.

The secondary emphasis is along the lines themselves.

Here is a bad example of Rule of Thirds. The child's face is placed in the middle of one of the squares.