Lines have been used by artists and designers to convey mood since the first drawings in cave walls. Through repeated use, certain patterns and lines have gained universally recognized meanings. These were documented in Landscape Architecture, by John Ormsbee Simonds, who put together a diagram of 48 Mood Lines. Despite the fact that mood lines are ubiquitous in art and design, there are few references or resources on them as a subject. For this reason, we’ve put together this article, where we’ve taken each mood line and shown it in use. Hopefully you’ll find this helpful in understanding the various mood lines and seeing how you can use them in your own designs. THE MOOD LINES This is the most complete list of mood lines we’ve come across, which comes from Landscape Architecture, by John Ormsbee Simonds. We’ve put it together in a single diagram so that it can be easily assimilated. You can draw the diagram at the bottom of this article. In going through the li...