Order

Harmony / Dissonance

Balance

Tension

Symmetry

Asymmetry

Clarity & Ambiguity

Hierarchy & Subdivision

Repetition & Variation

Rhythm

Arabesque

Straightness

Proportional Systems

Grids

The Field

Top & Bottom

Left & Right

The Center

The Edge

The Picture Plane

Grouping

Mark Making

Texture

Figure / Ground

Implied Movement

Kinetic Motion

Gradients and Movement

Time

Figure Ground Strategies

Space Cues: Gradients

Space Cues: Overlap

Space Cues: Size Change

Space Cues: Size Change

Space Cues: Vertical Location

Space Cues: Vanishing Point

Space Cues: Isometric Perspective

The Pictorial Box

Frontal Recession

Diagonal Recession

Space That Comes Out From The Picture Plane

Enclosed Space

Empty Space

Flatness & Space Together

Scale/ Size Relationships

Monumental Scale

Intimate Scale

Simple/Complex Shape

Positive/Negative Shape

Weight of Shape

Tension & Shape

The Signatory Line

Impersonal Line

Implied Line

The Contour Line

The Shifting Line

Line and Three-Dimensional Space

Implied

Kinetic

Weight of Value

Value Contrast

Tonal Gradients

Value Creating Depth

Elements of Color: Hue

Elements of Color: Value

Intensity

Temperature

Complementary Color

Color Systems

Subtractive

Additive

Harmony and Dissonance

Color Interaction

Contrast

Color Value Range

Local Color

Color Interaction

Color Interaction:

Simultaneous Contrast

Weight of Color

Color Making Light

Color Space

Local Color

Surface Color

Color Symbolism

Visual Signs & Symbols

Realism & Abstraction