Artists combine Sensory elements when creating a work of art. The manner in which elements are repeated overlapped and arranged creates the formal design, or composition, of-the artwork. Architects create formal designs using large masses of shape. Construction materials are used to give the building variety.

Formal Elements include:
Symmetry / Asymmetry
Balance
Pattern/ Reception/Rhythm
Proportion / Scale
Contrast
Theme and Variation
Coherence
Unity in Variety