The five elements of hair design are: line, form, space, texture, and color.
The five important principles of hair design are: proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis, and harmony.

• Line defines form and space.  Lines create shape, design and movement of hairstyle.
• Form is the mass or general outline of hairstyle.  3 dimensional– has length, width, and depth.
• Space is the area surrounding the form or the area the hairstyle occupies. It may contain curls, curves, waves or straight hair.
• Texture refers to wave patterns that must be taken into consideration when designing a style. Wave patterns: straight, wavy, curly or extremely curly. Curly hair creates a larger form than straight hair.
• Color can be used to make all or part of the design appear larger or smaller. It helps to define texture and lines and ties design elements all together.