Design principles

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## Balance

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### Types of balance in visual design

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The top image has symmetrical balance and the bottom image has asymmetrical balance

* Symmetry

## Hierarchy/Dominance/Emphasis

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Main article: Visual hierarchy

## Scale/proportion

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## Scale in design

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Increasing an element's scale in a design piece increases its value in terms of hierarchy and makes it to be seen first compared to other elements while decreasing an element's scale reduces its value.

## See also

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* Composition (visual arts)
* Gestalt laws of grouping
* Interior design
* Landscape design
* Pattern language
* Elements of art
* Principles of art
* Color theory

## Notes

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## References

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* Kilmer, R., & Kilmer, W. O. (1992). Designing Interiors. Orland, FL: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. ISBN 978-0-03-032233-4.
* Nielson, K. J., & Taylor, D. A. (2002). Interiors: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ISBN 978-0-07-296520-9
* Pile, J.F. (1995; fourth edition, 2007). Interior Design. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 978-0-13-232103-7
* Sully, Anthony (2012). Interior Design: Theory and Process. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4081-5202-7.

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Design elements

Elements of 2D|

* Line
* Shape
* Texture
* Value
* Color
* Space
* Movement

Elements of 3D|

* Line
* Form
* Texture
* Light
* Color
* Space

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Visual arts and the art world

Artwork|

* Appropriation
* Collage
* Conceptual art
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