What’s the deal with line?

September 4, 2009 anngifford

Powerline and Sky On Wednesday’s VCAR 113 class, we were given the assignment to explain the concept of line and why it is so crucial in design. For fun we played “pictionary” on the white board which allowed us to use line for ourselves. It’s interesting for me, because the idea of “line” is so elementary that I feel like I have to take a step backwards in order to observe it. The mere shape of a line can represent something: flow, feeling, etc. Line also forms well … forms; simple and basic, and sometimes that’s all you need to express an idea. Line also creates movement – like the leg example from the game. The picture of the leg by itself wouldn’t have been suffice, but my team member drew two lines behind it, giving it the appearance of movement. So from there, no longer was it just a leg, but a kick (our team got that one, yay!). Therefore, line is crucial because it’s essentially the building block of art and design. Could you imagine a world without line? I couldn’t