assignment #7

Balance - a feeling of equality of weight, attention, or attraction of the various elements within the composition as a means of accomplishing unity

http://www.makewebgames.com/content.php/140-Art-and-Graphic-design-basics

• Movement

- the suggestion of action or direction, the path our eyes follow when we look at a work of art

http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/water+movement+artwork/framed+prints

• Repetition and rhythm - the act of repeating an element either regularly or irregularly resulting in a rhythm of the repeating elements

http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/repetition/all

• Emphasis - the stress placed on a single area of a work or unifying visual theme

http://www.bluemoonwebdesign.com/art-lessons-4.asp

Simplicity (a.k.a. visual economy) - the elimination of a form

all non-essential elements or details to reveal the essence

issacidemy.com

• Contrast - the difference between elements or the opposition to various elements

facweb.cs.depaul.edu

Proportion - the relation of two things in size, number, amount, or degree

numbertwos.com

• Space - the interval or measurable distance between objects or forms (two dimensional or three dimensional)

http://bluedog101.edublogs.org/category/uncategorized/page/2/

• Unity - the relationship between the individual parts and the whole of a composition

http://www.aradani.com/paul/unityorder.html