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L INE

A point extended becomes a line. Conceptually, a
line has length, but no width or depth. Whereas a
point is by nature static, a line, in describing the path
of a point in motion, is capable of visually expressing
direction, movement, and growth.

A line is a critical element in the
formation of any visual construction.

It can serve to:
• join, link, support, surround, or
intersect other visual elements

• describe the edges of and give shape to planes

• articulate the surfaces of planes

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