Principles – Elements and Principles of Art and Design

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Preorders for An Illustrated Guide to the Elements and Principles of Design are now available! Orders will ship by mid-September 2018. Contact orders@elementsandprinciples.org for educator discounts (with institutional credentials) and …

Telling a Story with Value Contrast

Contrast calls attention to the dramatic differences between the components of an image. We most often associate contrast with the element of value and significant changes from light to dark …

The Elements: Building Blocks of Art and Design

The word “composition” is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as, “The nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.” For …