Accessories

At it’s Finest

• 56 Elements and

Principles inside

2012-2013 issue

• All the new

Accessories

that are in style

Editor: Paige Allen

Table of

Contents

Pg. : Design Thesis

Pg. :About the Editor

Pg. :Elements of Design

Pg. :Line

Pg. :Texture

Pg. :Light

Pg. :Color

Pg. :Space

Pg. :Shape

Pg. :Form

Pg. :Principles of

Design

Pg. :Balance

Pg. :Harmony

Pg. :Emphasis

Pg. :Massing

Pg. :Rhythm

Pg. :Proportion

Pg. :Scale

Design Thesis

This magazine does not have a

focus on a certain age group. Who

doesn’t LOVE accessories? Jewelry,

scarves, hand bags, shoes, belts, and

headbands can make or break an outfit,

so why not find out what is in style with

the celebs. You will be able to learn the

Elements and Principles of design and

how it is related to all different types of

accessories. We all have our different

styles, but why not know the meanings

behind your style?

Interest: Decorating Going to the

beach Shopping Watching

Movies Baking

Paige Allen

About the Editor I was born and

raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have grown up loving the design field, always redoing and rearranging my room,

doing crafts, and into color schemes. How I would describe my design style would be an edgy, rustic feel. That was my main inspiration for creating this magazine. Accessories are very crucial to me and I

thought that many others would find it interesting how they are related to the Elements and Principles of Design. I hope that this magazine can inform you of fun, exciting facts about accessories that you may

have not ever thought of. Love,

Paige Allen

Elements of

Design

Light

Color Line

Texture

Space Shape

Form

LINE Straight Horizontal

Straight Vertical

Curved Flowing

Curved Tightly

Straight

Horizontal

Lines

Bling Bling

Horizontal Lines

create eye

movement from left

to right. This cuff

seen to the right, is

a great example of

horizontal lines. It

has a pattern that is

continuous all

around the cuff.

Horizontal Lines

make for a more

interesting piece of

jewelry.

Straight

Vertical

Line

Straight and Sassy

Straight Vertical

Lines are very visible

in neck jewelry.

Necklaces

showcase this in

there chains.

Curved

Flowing

Fabulous

Curved Flowing Lines create a sense of great

movement. The hair accessory

that is in Scarlett

Johansson's hair represents

this element very well. http://jewelry.about.com

/od/promhair/ss/Celebrity

-Hair-Clips_3.htm

Curved

Tightly

Designer

Curved Tightly

lines are

arranged in a

fitted shape. This

earrings, show a

curvature that

will go around

the ear and

show the great

detail of the

earring.

http://www.rubylane.com/item

/668343-RL2010-32/Silver-Mesh-

Curved-Hoop-Clip

Surface Quality

Implied Texture

Non Reflective

Reflective

TEXTURE

Surface

Quality

Tactile Texture

Surface Quality

texture is seen

through the

toughness of

an object. You

are able to see

the texture and

detail in this

ring. http://culturadigital.br/ezekiel/category/costumefashionjewelry/

Love

Implied Texture is seen in

accessories that portray a texture

but they really have a smooth texture. In this necklace, you

can tell there is a rough texture

because it shows that it comes from a rock.

Implied

Texture

Non

Reflective

Texture

Non Reflective

Non Reflexive

Texture is seen

in these glasses

to the right.

There is no

reflection that

comes from

reading

glasses.

Reflectiv

e Texture

Reflective

Reflective Texture is visible

in these earrings that are a unique

shape. You are able to see the

reflection of things in front

of it and behind.

Art

Task

Track

Soffit

Natural

Colored

Uplighter

Combustion

Floor Lamps

Tables Lamps

LIGHT

Task

Light

Task Light can

be seen in this

bubble

necklace

because you

can see the

light reflecting

off the silky

texture of the

balls.

Natural

Natural light is used frequently to draw people into a store to

buy accessories.

Large windows let in natural

light that makes a store

appealing.

Sun

Store: Photo shot of Bavelo in Charlotte, NC

Colored

Different colors

that hit

accessories can

cause a change

of color in the

accessory.

Different colors

can change the

mood or feel of

accessories also.

Variety

Combustion

Combustion

lighting creates

a feel of home.

Accessories

that are in an

environment

like this, have a

seen of loving

meaning to it.

Cozy

http://decor8blog.com/category/st

ore-tours/page/5/

COLOR

Monochromatic

Analogous

Direct Complementary

Triad Complementary

Double

Complementary

Tetrad

Complementary

Split Complementary

Alternative

Complementary

Neutral Palette

Monochromatic

Monochromatic accessories are the same color scheme.

They are different

shades or hues, but are still

identified in the same color

scheme.

Same Shades

Triad

Complementary

Triad complementary color schemes

use three colors that are equally

spaced from each other on

the color wheel. This necklace

shows the three different shades of one color in

the stones.

Three

Split

Complementary

Split Complementary colors are three

hues equidistant on the color wheel.

When you want a design that is

colorful and yet balanced a triad

color scheme would be the way to go. Gossip Girl

star Leighton Meister displays this

scheme well.

Colorful

http://www.modnitsaateli

er.com/the-fashion-

gene/5-ways-to-add-

color-to-your-wardrobe-

for-spring/

Neutral

Palette

A Neutral Palette

consist of a color

scheme that

includes only

colors not found

on the color

wheel, called

neutrals, such as

beige, brown,

gray, black and

white

Beige

Positive Space

Negative Space

Crowding Territoriality

SPACE

Positive

Space

Positive space is

the shapes of

objects such as

text and

graphics. The

positive space in

this necklace is

the silver shapes

that create the

circle of the

necklace.

Outline

Negative

Space

Negative space, also known as

white space, is the shapes AROUND the objects. The

negative space in this necklace would be the

space in between the silver shape

outlines also known as the white space,

which is visible in this necklace.

White

Crowding

Territoriality

Crowding

Territoriality

deals with the

spacing of

objects and

how the

placement

relates to the

space

between them.

Distance

Abstract

Geometric

Natural/Organic

Dynamic

SHAPE

Abstract

Shape

Abstract Shapes are a shape that is

derived from a visual source,

but is so transformed that it bears little visual

resemblance to that source.

Visual

Geometric

Shape

Geometric shapes are

derived from or suggestive of

geometry. Geometric shapes are

characterized by crisp, precise

edges and mathematically

consistent curves.

Curves

Natural/Organic

Organic shapes

visually suggests

nature or natural

forces, also

know as

biomorphic

shape. This

bangle shows

rough edges

and natural

form.

Nature

Dynamic

Shape

Dynamic

Shapes appear

to be moving

and active. This

ring shows

movement

and creates an

allusion that it is

turning or

moving.

Movement

Geometric

Natural

Abstract

Non-objective

FORM

Geometric

Geometric

Form is based

on geometry:

circles,

diamonds ,

squares, and

rectilinear

shapes and

patterns.

Rectilinear

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96902420/cocktail-ring-black-circle-pattern

Natural

Naturalistic

Form looks so

real that we

could mistake it

for a photo or

the real plant,

animal, or

object from

nature.

Photo

http://blog.hmns.org/2012/10/l

ook-smart-with-jewelry-that-

fuses-fashion-and-science-only-

at-hmns/

Abstract

Abstract Form consist of

patterns or shapes where the source or

inspiration is not clear; it could

be a combination of conventional or geometric form.

unclear

Non-

Objective

Non-Objective form is

designating or of art that does not

attempt to represent in

recognizable form any object

or scene in nature; abstract; nonrepresentati

onal.

Non-recognizable

http://handmadedivision.wordpress.com/about/art-jewel-designs/

Principles of Design

Harmony

Proportion

Massing

Balance Emphasis

Rhythm Scale

BALANCE

Visual Symmetry

Structural Symmetry

Visual Asymmetry

Visual Radical

Symmetry

Structural Radical

Symmetry

Visual

Symmetry

Visual

Symmetry is a

mirror image

arrangement

of parts of

elements.

Mirror

Structural

Symmetry

Structural Symmetry is a

balance of equal patterns or design

that cannot be separated without

destroying the other. If this

necklace did not have an equal

amount of balls/circle

objects, it would not be structural

Symmetry.

Together

HARMONY

Unity through Line

Unity through Shape

Unity through Color

Unity through Repetition

Variety through Color

Variety through Materials

Variety through Furniture

Variety through Modern

in Contrast to Old

Variety

through

Color

Having a

variety in color

in accessories is

a nice way to

show a color

pallet and

gives a settle

feel.

Settle

Unity

through Line

Having a unity

with line is a

rhythm that

continues in an

accessory.

Line

Unity through

Shape

Having similar

shapes in

accessories are

a way to show

that there is a

coherence

seen in most

jewelry.

Shape

Unity through

Color

Unity in Color is

much different

from Variety in

Color. Unity is

the same color

and is a

repeated

occurrence.

Color

EMPHASIS

Focal Point-Visual

Focal Point- Structural

Focal Point-

Visual

There is a Focal Point-Visual in most shoes. There logo is what the eye

goes to immediately

when you look at them. These shoes are just one of many

examples.

Focus

Focal Point- Structural,

without it a spectator will loss

interest quickly because nothing pulls them in. The structural of an accessory can

provide this focal point that is structural.

Structure

Focal Point-

Structural

MASSING

Actual Density

Optical Density

Actual

Density

Actual Density

is the dense of

an accessory

being present

and able to be

seen.

Dense

Optical

Density

Optical Density

is being visually

able to see

that an

accessory is

visually dense.

Visual

RHYTHM

Repetitive

Climatic

Contrast

Transitional /Flowing

Repetitive

In repetitive

accessories

you will see an

object over

and over again

that is even

and balanced.

Frequent

Climatic

Climatic

rhythm is when

a maximum

and minimum

meet at an

equal interval.

Climate

Transitional

Transitional

Rhythm is when

there is a clear

stop and start

in a pattern or

rhythm in an

accessory.

Flowing

PROPORTION

Object in Proportion with

Space

Objects NOT in Proportion

with Space

Object in

Proportion

with Space

Proportion in

Space regards

to an object is

when there is

space that you

are able to

determine one

object from

another.

Proportion

Objects

NOT in

Proportion

with Space

Objects that

are not in

proportion with

Space is when

you cannot

see space

between an

accessory.

Not seen

SCALE

Human Scale

Symbolic Scale

Human Scale

Human Scale is

the relation to

objects to a

human figure

that is

proportionate

to a human

body.

Human

Symbolic

Scale

A Symbolic

Scale is having

balance in an

object of an

accessory that

has a meaning.

Symbol