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Articulation

Method or manner of jointing that makes the united parts clear, distinct, and precise in relation to each other

Design

The creation and organization of formal elements in a work of art.

Line

The edge or contour of a shape

Pattern

An artistic or decorative design, having a characteristic arrangement and considered as a unit of which an idea can be given by a fragment

Shape

The outline or surface configuration of a particular shape form or figure

Solids

The positive physical element

Texture

Characteristic structure given to a surface or substance by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of the parts

Transformation

The process of changing in form or structure

Void

All negative physical elements

Form

Shape and structure manner of arranging and coordinating the parts of a composition to produce a coherent image

Massing

Unified composition of two-dimensional shapes or three-dimensional volumes

________ is a branch of Philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste

Aesthetic

Visage

First thing anyone experiences in architecture

Unity

Creation of harmony

Scale

Relative of one object to another

Balance

How elements are weighted against each other

Proportion

Relative size of elements in design

Contrast

Use of visually different elements

Hierarchy

Emphasis on certain characteristics in design

Rhythm

Suggests movement or action

Movement

Ability to lead the viewer’s eyes

Emphasis

Use to draw the eye to specific elements

Repetition

Pictorial elements are repeated and frequently used

Variety

The use of varying elements

Pattern

Repetition of specific visual elements such as a single unit or a multiple of forms

Cube

Most functional and simplistic form

Hemisphere

Also refereed to as cupola

Organic

Realistic representation of the natural world

Natural

Direct copies of nature ; Objects of nature in its natural form ; More complicated to transcribe in architecture

Anthropometry

Is the scientific study of the measurements and proportions of human body

Ergonomics

Application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes and systems

Ergo means

Work

Kinesiology

The study of human movement

Anthropos means

Human

Figure-to-ground Theory

Figure to ground perception is a tendency of the visual system to simplify a scene into a main object that one looks at and everything else into the background

Positive Space

Refers to the subject or areas of interest in an artwork

Negative Space

The background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work

Size

The physical dimensions of length, width and depth of form

Color

A phenomenon of light and visual perception that relies on a person’s perception of hue, saturation & lightness for objects

Texture

A visual and especially tactile quality given to a surface

Position

Location of the form relative to the environment or its visual field

Orientation

The direction of a form relative to the ground

Visual Inertia

Degree of concentration or stability of form

Spatial Tension

Relies on the close proximity of forms or the sharing of a common visual trait

Edge-to-edge contact

Sharing a common edge

Face-to-face contact

Requires forms to have corresponding planar surfaces parallel to each other

Composition

the arrangement of elements into proper proportion or relation so as to form a unified whole

______ establish the eyes natural resting place

Focal Points