Tuesday, October 26, 2010

& MORE PR!NC!PLE$ OF DE$!GN

CONTRAST: The green and orange fish are used in close proximity;
the opposites show contrast.

THEME/VARIATION: the dominant feature of flowers is repeated, 
it gives the work character.

LINE: The strokes show path of a point moving in space;
objects/things are preceived by the line that describes them.

COLOR:  the guitars show reflection/ absorption of light by a surface.

 VALUE: the shapes show a degrees of lightness or darkness, 
and it refers to the way color is used.

TEXTURE: the lips and broken glass show a difference in the surface quality or
happearance of the image. There is visual texture; you can 'see', but not 'feel'.

SHAPE/FORM: the diamond shows an external outline; it's 3-dimensional.

 SPACE: there's distance/ area between the shapes; 
and positive/ negative space can be seen.

Monday, October 25, 2010

PR!NC!PLE$ OF DE$!GN

UNITY: All the people seem to belong together. 
They contribute to the image, nothing is left out.

 BALANCE: there is an equilibrium of element;
the stone come together to create unity.
SYMMETRY: the Rorshach Test shows balancing elements, 
that carry the same visual weight/ shape on each side.


DOMINANCE: Jimi Hendrix is the dominant figure,
but it repeats throughout the image.


REPETITION: Marilyn Monroe is repeated at regular intervals.


                                            RHYTHM: The birds show regular repetition.
They suggest a motion by patterns of the recurring element.