Visual Design Principles and Elements Matrix

Elements of Design
Point Line Color Value Shape Form Space Texture
Circles,
Description of The hole to The horizontal The chance in
rectangles, Ellipses Depth evident in Smooth and
Use of Element of insert the and vertically Black the shade of
pencil lines. black squares, cylinder hole slightly rough
Design
ellipses
The change in
The horizontal value of the
line around the black The edges
bottom helps emphasizes of the
Balance balance the the sharpening shape are
clear glass scraps of the
piece. pencil and the smoothed
sharpener.
The change in
The only hole
material from The hole is
n the top and
the solid plastic emphasized by
the sides
Emphasis emphasizes
to the clear it being the only
plastic opening into the
the pencil
emphasizes the sharpener.
goes into it.
sharpener.
The clear
The visibility
cover is the
of the clear
only different
plastic front
material to the
Contrast visible eye, so
contrasts with
the hard
it contrasts to
visible plastic
the rest of the
of the back.
sharpener.
The hole has a The repeated
Rhythm rhythm horizontal Ellipses
because there lines in the
 are several of
the same front clear
shape
repeated
piece and the
around the body
hole.

The body and

piece

Black being The tints and

The texture is
the same
around the
back and the
Simple texture is the
shapes, no Ellipses same around
Economy Simple lines Black
crazy cylinder the front.
elements There is no
change other
than when the
material
switches.