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Principles of Design
The document discusses the seven principles of design: balance, unity, emphasis, movement, rhythm, contrast, and proportion. It provides definitions and examples for each principle. Balance refers to how elements are arranged to create stability. Unity means all parts are interrelated, balanced, and organized to achieve cohesion. Emphasis uses accent or stress to draw attention to certain parts. Movement can be actual or implied through lines and shapes that guide the eye. Rhythm is created through regular repetition that establishes flow. Contrast is the difference between objects. Proportion concerns the relationship between parts and the whole in terms of size, quantity, or degree.
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Principles of Design
- 1. Principles of DesignBALANCE, UNITY, EMPHASIS, MOVEMENT, RHYTHM, CONTRAST, PROPORTION
- 2. Making a designis like making a cake. The Elements are the ingredients. The directions for mixing them together are the Principles . Organization of elements that work together to give unity Principles of Design
- 3. Asymmetrical - (informalbalance) the two sides of a work of art are not exactly the same, but are still visually balanced Balance The way the elements of art are arranged to create a feeling of stability
- 4. Symmetrical Balance: (formalbalance) parts on both sides are the same
- 5. Radial Balance partsradiate from the center in all direction
- 6. All Parts ofa work of art are interrelated, balanced, and organized to achieve a quality of oneness Unity
- 7. This caneither be actual motion or it can be implied — the arrangement of the parts of an image to create a sense of motion by using lines , shapes , forms , and textures that cause the eye to move over the work Movement
- 8. Movement Linear strokescause our eye to move back and forth through the painting.
- 9. Emphasis Accent, stress,or importance placed on a part of a piece of artwork (repeating an idea creates emphasis) Emphasis
- 10. The focus ofthe lady brings our attention to the envelope as well as its stark white color. Emphasis
- 11. Regular repetition oflines, shapes, or colors that create a movement. Patterns have rhythm Rhythm
- 12. Rhythm Repetition ofthe figure descending the staircase not only creates movement but rhythm as well
- 13. a difference between objects Contrast
- 14. relationship of onepart to another or to the whole with respect to size , quantity, or degree; a ratio Proportion
- 15. BALANCE, UNITY, EMPHASIS,MOVEMENT, RHYTHM, CONTRAST, PROPORTION Can you use the principles of design to critique this artwork? Sandy Skoglund: Radioactive Cats , 1980
- 16. Created by: ErinSmith with a special thanks to artlex.com