tle dressmaking

• Principles of Design


  • Proportion
  • Harmony
  • Emphasis
  • Rhythm
  • Balance
• Balance


  An arrangement of design and space which result in equal distribution of weight, design and space from central point of view
• Over design


  • Lack of design
• 2 Kinds of Balance

  • Formal Balance
  • Informal Balance
• Symmetrical balance


  Is achieved when two sides of a design are alike on either side of its Vertical center
• Asymmetrical balance


  Is achieved by using space, color and varying importance of objects to produce a feeling of rest
• Rhythm


  • Provides transition from one another and leads eye smoothly throughout the design
• Under Rhythm


  • Radiation
  • Repetition
  • Transition
  • Gradation
  • Opposition
• Radiation


  Gathers, shirring, pleats or tucks radiates from focal point
• Repetition


  Lines, shape / and color are repeated in design
• Transition


  Change of design
• Gradation


  Change in Color
• Opposition


  Lines coming from opposite
• Emphasis


  Is the center of interest; focal points
• Proportion


  Is the relationship of 2 or more elements in a composition and how they compare to one another