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Principles of Design Clark

Published on Nov 19, 2015

Principles of Design.

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Principles of Design

Learn em, or burn em.

Balance

How elements are arranged in artwork.

Balance Cont.

  • Symetrical - Elements are balanced across whole page.
Photo by Éole

Balance Cont.

  • Asymetrical - Elements are not balanced across whole page.

Radial

  • Elements arranged in circular fashion.

Emphasis

An area or thing in a piece that is the centerpoint.

How To Emphasize

  • You can blur everything but the object.
  • Make the point of emphasis the only color.
Photo by Nanagyei

Contrast

Visual weight of artwork.
Photo by kevin dooley

Contrast Cont.

  • Color - Distinguishability of different colors
Photo by TeryKats

Contrast Cont.

  • Value - How clear the picture is.
Photo by kevin dooley

Contrast Cont.

  • Direction - Creating contrast in a certain area.

Rhythm

A visual tempo or beat.
Photo by Great Beyond

Rhythm Cont.

  • Regular - A normal paced piece.
Photo by kevin dooley

Rhythm

  • Random - No particular rhythm or feel.

Rhythm

  • Gradated - To gradually pass from one color to another.

Rhythm

  • Graduated - arranged by depth.
Photo by Bert Kaufmann

Proportion

A part in comparison to the whole.

Proportion Cont.

  • Scale - The size of an object.

Unity

The state of being joined or whole.
Photo by tsevis

Unity Cont.

  • Unity of Ideas - Intertwining the ideas of the piece.
Photo by Kalexanderson

Unity Cont.

  • Visual Unity - Uniting the pieces by colors are positioning.
Photo by atache

Unity Cont.

  • Harmony - Creating a quaint visual asthetic.

Economy

Using the available recourses carefully.
Photo by kevin dooley

Movement

Creating a visual ilusion of motion.

Movement Cont.

  • Different Ways to Achieve:
  • Motion Blur
  • Streak Lines 
  • Adding Reference Points
Photo by peasap