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A l i n e c a n b e u n d e rstood as a number of points that are a d j a c e n t t o o n e a nother. A line can be infinite or have t w o e n d p o i n t s . T h e shor test distance between two points is a straight line. C h r i s t i a n L eborg, Visual Grammar (2004)
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A line is the track made by the moving point...It is created by movement— specifically through the destruction of the intense, self contained repose of the point. Wassily Kandinsky
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Distance T h e d i s t a n c e p e r c i e v e d b e tween two objects can var y according to the v i e w e r ’s p e r s p e c t i v e . Tw o f i g ures that are perceived as being close to each o t h e r c a n , w h e n s e e n i n a n other for mat, be experienced as being remote. C l o s e n e s s and remoteness are relative. C h r i s t i a n L eborg, Visual Grammar (2008)
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A l i n e i s a n i n f i n i t e s e r i e s o f points. Understood geometrically, a line has l e n g t h , b u t n o b r e a d t h . A l i n e is the connection between two points, or it is t h e p ath of a moving point. L u p t o n , E . & P h i l l i p s , J. Graphic Design the New Basics (2008)
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Direction T h e d i r e c t i o n o f a m o v e m e n t can be defined by the line that leads from the s t a r t i n g p o i n t o f t h e movement to its presumed end point. C h r i s t i a n L eborg, Visual Grammar (2008)
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Visual Grammar–Line Kate Hyde