border design

Ornamental edge pattern

A border design is a decorative pattern that runs along the edge of something—a page, textile, rug, or architectural element.

Border designs frame the central content, providing visual definition and ornamentation: The certificate had an elegant border design of intertwined leaves.

They may be geometric, floral, or abstract, and often repeat in a continuous band.

Related

motif · floral motif · flourish · scroll · Celtic knot · filigree · lattice · fringe · pattern · embellishment · margin · perimeter · gilded · gold leaf · decorative · hand painted · ribbon · vine

Categories
Opposites
spatial placement in composition

border designfocal point

Center of interest

centerpiece · subject matter

Family

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G