ABSTRACT
The elements of design refer to the visual aspect that design professionals see in the design. For the purposes of textile creation, design professionals can define these elements as line, shape, color, texture, space, and proportion. Each of these elements of design is applied specifically to textiles as they appear on the stage. The principles of design are terms used to relate the elements of design together and to describe how they visually appear in regards to one another both on the textile and on stage. The principles of design as they pertain to textiles are balance, unity, variety, harmony, movement, rhythm, and emphasis. Though there are some varying ideas about what specifically makes up the elements and principles of design design professionals may assert that, generally speaking, they are considered to be the rules by which design professionals can describe the framework for a piece of art.
