Shape

A type of shape that has a mathematical formula or algorithm underlying its construction.

An easily readable and identifiable design that consists of one or more shapes and/or text, and that is used a means of identifying or branding an organization or company and its products or services. Originally an abbreviation of logotype.

An outline or contour of an object or form that is solidly filled in, usually in black.

A shape that surrounds the main objects within a composition; sometimes referred to as negative space.

A symbolic shape that represents a specific word or thing, often taking the shape of a simplified silhouette of the thing it represents.

A shape that represents a person or object that exists in the real world, but that has been altered, refined, or synthesized into a non-realistic form by the artist or designer.

The fundamental components that fill the space of any artwork or design, in particular line, shape, texture, value, space, and color.

A shape that looks like the real-world object it is intended to represent; also referred to as an objective shape.

A style of art developed in the early twentieth century in which objects are depicted from multiple angles at once through combinations of non-realistic angular shapes.

The positive shapes in a composition.