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| Creates figure ground relationship |
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| actual and implied lines which can act as a basis for design |
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1. Actual Lines
2. The edge between to contrasted areas of value
3. The centers of shapes or volumes
4. Continuations (Gestault Principle)
5. Eye Lines (The projected direction of a figure's gaze within a composition) |
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1. Rigid
2. Implied
3. Radial
4. Related Diagonals
5. Organic
6. Organic and rigid
7. Related Curves
8. Triangle
9. Diamond
10. Circle |
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| Only uses Horizontal and vertical lines to define structure |
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| when subject matter creates implied lines in a grid structure form |
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| depends on contours of curved objects to create divisions |
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| depends on natural organic structures to create divisions |
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| Related diagonals structure |
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| creates a grid work of diagonal lines (moves the eye) |
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| actual or implied lines that seem to emanate from a central point |
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| usually represents madonna and child |
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| divided into 3 sections (golden section) |
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| figure/ground relationship |
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created by
-selective focus
-lights and darks (contrast)
-physical proximity |
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Theory of mind & brain
Operational principal of the brain
- holistic
-parallel
-analog
-self organizing tendencies
the whole is different from the sum of its parts |
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| Gestault laws of perceptual organization |
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1. Law of Proximity
2. Law of Similarity
3. Law of Closure
4. Law of Simplicity
5. Law of Continuation
6. Law of Segregation |
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| the quality of relating the visual elements of a composition |
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| differences achieved by adding opposing, contrasting, diversifying or changing elements within a design |
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| a visual difference that is strong enough to make two distinct elements from eachother |
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point/line
area/body
large/small
hard/soft
thick/thin
transparent/opaque
much/little
sweet/sour
horizontal/vertical
area/line
smooth/rough
broad/narrow
light/heavy
dark/light
liquid/solid
strong/weak
loud/soft
plane/volume
high/low
long/short
still/moving
light/dark
continuous/intermittent
straight/curved
pointed/blunt
diagonal/circular |
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| actual or alluded surface quality referring to touch |
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| repetition of elements within a design |
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| the repetition of a small element to create the visual of texture |
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