The elements of art are line, shape, form, texture, value, space, and color. The principles of design (also called the principles of art) are balance, harmony, contrast, emphasis, movement, repetition, rhythm, proportion, and unity.
In short, elements are things that make the design. Principles are rules, guidelines, and philosophies, that govern the design.
Critics have cited a lack of precision and contradictions in the use of concepts such as power, national interest, and balance of power by realists. Possible contradictions are also evident between central descriptive and prescriptive components of realism
Answer: The geologic time scale is divided based on the major changes in the earth’s surface and climate, and the other thing that divides them is the extinction of species. The appearance and disappearance of fossils also help influence this division.