Design is the process of collecting elements, and preparing everything that these elements need in terms of processing, measuring, and modifying, by relying on ideas and personal experiences, to produce something new and distinctive, that performs its tasks and meets the goal of its design. Design has become one of the important matters in Nowadays, it is included in many areas of life, and in this research we will review the most important foundations of design and its elements. One of the conditions for artistic work is that the psychological motives be unified together, to form one integrated work that is interconnected in idea and content. The components must be balanced, meaning that one component does not overpower the other. It must have a dominant idea, around which all components and elements of the design revolve. There should be a ratio and proportion between the size and colors of the shapes in the design. There must be rhythm and organization between the intervals in the units of the artistic work, so that the artist achieves vitality and diversity in his artistic work. Any design depends on structural foundations, including the physical structural dimension of the design, which includes design elements and design foundations. The plastic elements of design are the vocabulary of the language of form used by the artist and designer. They were named so in relation to their flexible capabilities in taking any flexible form and their ability to merge, combine, and unite with each other to form a complete form of the artistic work. Scientists and artists have differed in defining it, and some have agreed on its existence, such as the dot - Line - space - size - light and shadow - tactile values ​​- color - space. Whatever these elements are, the artist’s good awareness of them helps in the planning process and makes his work easy, and also helps in evaluating and developing his design. The formal elements perform in addition to their function in the plastic construction. An aesthetic role, associated with the placement of these elements.