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| Balance | Having equal visual weight on both side of a design |
| Color wheel | A chart used to show how colors are related to each other |
| Cool colors | Colors related to blue, violet, and green |
| Design | A plan used to put something together. |
| Elements of design | The basic tools used to make a design, color, line, texture and form |
| Emhasis | The center of interest in a design |
| Form | The shape of an object |
| Harmony | The goal of design,k achieved when all parts of a design look as if they belong together |
| Hue | The name given to a color |
| Intensity | The brightness or dullness of a color |
| Line | An element of design giving direction to the design, either for structural or decorative purposes |
| Neutrals | White black, and gray; the absence of color |
| Principles of design | Guides to combine the elements of design to form a good design |
| Proportion | How the size of one part of a design relates to the sizes of other parts and to the size of the whole design |
| Rhythm | A sense of feeling of movement in a design |
| Texture | How a surface feels or looks like it will feel |
| Value | The amount of lightness or darkness in a hue |
| Warm colors | Colors related to red, orange, and yellow |