Line

A line is an infinite series of points.

Understood geometrically, a line has length, but no breadth.

A line is the connection between two points, or it is the path of a moving point.

A line can be a positive mark or a negative gap.

Lines appear at the edges of objects and where two planes meet.

Graphically, lines exist in many weights; the thickness and texture as well as the path of the mark determine its visual presence.

Lines are drawn with a pen, pencil, brush, mouse, or digital code.

They can be straight or curved, continuous or broken. When a line reaches a certain thickness, it becomes a plane.

Lines multiply to describe volumes, planes, and textures.

lines can be curvy to create a sense of movement

when the line’s weight (stroke) increases dramatically, a dot appears. Eventually the entire circle starts to become a dot with the increasing line weight (stroke) .

Here are some line studies from “Design Elements a Graphic Style Manual”. Click to enlarge.

Here are some line studies from “Design Elements a Graphic Style Manual”. Click to enlarge.