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Lines: Lines Aid in The Readability, Appearance, and Message of A Design

Lines are a fundamental element of design that can be used in various ways to organize content, guide the eye, and convey meaning. Lines come in different styles, widths, and patterns. Single lines can be straight or curved, while multiple lines together can form static, dynamic, or random patterns that create texture or suggest movement. In design, lines are used purposefully to organize, connect, separate, create movement, provide texture, convey mood, define shapes, provide emphasis, and provide frameworks. Examples demonstrate using lines to divide pages, connect elements, create textures, and imply movement.

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Lines: Lines Aid in The Readability, Appearance, and Message of A Design

Lines are a fundamental element of design that can be used in various ways to organize content, guide the eye, and convey meaning. Lines come in different styles, widths, and patterns. Single lines can be straight or curved, while multiple lines together can form static, dynamic, or random patterns that create texture or suggest movement. In design, lines are used purposefully to organize, connect, separate, create movement, provide texture, convey mood, define shapes, provide emphasis, and provide frameworks. Examples demonstrate using lines to divide pages, connect elements, create textures, and imply movement.

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Lines

Elements of Design Class 2 Lines aid in the readability, appearance, and message of a design.

Use lines to: organize texturize guide the eye provide movement make a statement convey universal meanings

Lines keep an eye out for brochures, ads, newsletters, graphics, logos, and other print projects that include examples of lines, look for materials around you that include lines of all kinds. You'll refer to these examples in some of the lessons in this class. In Lines Lesson 1 we'll look at what a line is and the different looks of lines. In Lines Lesson 2 we'll combine lines and see how the patterns we create convey different ideas. Then in Lines Lesson 3 we'll look at how lines are used in design and some practical uses of lines in common desktop publishing projects.

Appearance of Lines
Lines Lesson 1 mark connecting two points. How we get to point B gives the line its distinctive and appearance. Lines can be long or straight or curved. Lines can be vertical, or diagonal. Lines can be solid, thick, thin, or of variable width. The lines can be ragged, blunt, or curved. A line is a from point A character short, horizontal, dashed, endings of

Line Patterns
Lines Lesson 2 Lines are often found in pairs or groups. Lines of the same general appearance or lines that are quite

different can form a variety of patterns that create textures, suggest movement, or lead the eye - the same as single lines. If you aren't creating original illustrations or doing logo design, your main concern with this part of the study of lines is being able to recognize these patterns in the illustrations you may select for your work and understand how these patterns may or may not project the image you want for your project. These bits of line patterns illustrate static, dynamic, and random use of lines. Upper Left: Uniform vertical black and white lines alternate at even intervals. Static. Orderly. Conservative. Upper Right: Uniform horizontal black lines are widely, but evenly spaced. Static. Stable. Orderly. Middle Left: Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines creates the impression of movement. Dynamic. Orderly progression. Middle Right: In this example the progression moves in from either side giving the illusion of roundness. Dynamic. Orderly progression. Dimension. Lower Left: Varying line widths and distances create a random pattern. Dynamic. Chaotic. Disorderly. Lower Right: While the uniform size and spacing of the lines in the upper examples are static, make the lines into curves and you get movement although it is a controlled movement. Dynamic. Orderly flow.

Practical Use of Lines


Lines Lesson 3 Whether lines appear as part of a graphic element, such as a logo or illustration, or the lines themselves are the graphic element, such as frames and dividers, use them purposefully in the overall design. Some ways that you might use lines in your design are to: Organize, connect, separate Create movement Provide texture Convey a mood or emotion Define shapes Provide emphasis

Provide a framework

The examples below demonstrate a few of the ways lines might be used in page layout or illustration. You can probably find examples all

Above, a solid line separates columns of text, a pair of lines set apart a phrase, and a short dotted line separates a section of text from other parts of the page.

A few simple lines added to a piece of clip art gives a sense of movement to the airplane. Short, choppy, vertical lines create a grooved texture along the edge of the timepiece sketch. Dashed lines suggest a coupon, whether there is one or not. It causes many of us to take a second look at this ad because the familiar dashed line makes us think "I can save money!"

Examples Here are some descriptions of lines and some of the ways they appear in designs: Organize. A catalog uses lots of lines "to divide the items and descriptions on the pages." Student ID M010814 Connect. In a brochure "Thin diagonal lines and arrows are used to connect call-outs to illustrations below. Thin vertical lines are also used to show connection between various horizontal layers in the mapping programs many layers of mapping data." Student ID C011409 Texture. In a magazine, the "lines are hand-drawn and appear 'nubbly' as they might appear if they were printed on parchment." Student ID P011631 Movement. On an image of a dancer "layered on top of the photograph are

several very fine lines... that swirl around the dancer..." Student ID T010924

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