Point, Line, Plane, and Balance: Erik Lemus

Created by Dylan Spiekermann, Erik Spiekermann, and Ferdinand Ulrich.

The visual example that I chose to review is the calendar created by Dylan Spiekermann, Erik Spiekermann, and Ferdinand Ulrich. This is a very successful example that illustrates my understanding of point, lines, planes, and balance. This calendar cover does a great job with two different functions Points, and Lines. One of the first and most successful functions is Point. As I first look at this cover the main focus is in the top right corner, the white numbers drew my attention. This is where my eyes were automatically drawn to making it the focus point. These numbers read from left to right, which direct my eyes down the calendar. This calendar also contains a lot of negative space because there is a big gap of red with no text in the middle of the page. As my eyes are first drawn to the top corner the white numbers seem to be in pretty big print size, my eyes then wonder to the negative space right under until I make my way to the days of the week. They are located in the bottom right corner of the calendar. Each day of the week were hand printed with different fonts. These days ready from top to bottom pointing the eye down. The text can also be a representation of lines The lines themselves start working as negative space and the space given between each line starts working at the positive space. The lines repetition has a consistent use of weight, thickness as well as texture. This is a representation of asymmetry, the top right numbers that are in white balance with the text at the bottom right which read the days of the week in black with a smaller font than the number at the top right. This was very successful because it yield both tension and balance as you look at this bright red calendar.

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About ELemus23

Hello, My name is Erik Lemus and I was born in Wenatchee WA. and raised in Mexico Mich. Went to school in mexico for about 4 years until i started travailing back and fourth from mexico to the united states. I'm interested in making different types of art collages using adobe Photoshop to represent who i am and what my background looks like. As an artist my ultimate goal is to understand different types of art and open up to new kinds of art that will help me grow as an artist with different perspectives and cultural experiences.
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