WSU Athletic poster on the wall of my dorm.
I chose this image for rhythm and balance because it’s a good representation of asymmetry. The words are places mostly on the left side of the image to balance out the flag on the left side. Also, there are words that run along the bottom of the image to balance the people grouped along the top. The logo in the bottom right balances with the title of “Cougars” in the upper left corner.
This image is a great example of rhythm and balance. This well oriented tiling I photographed in front of todd hall offers a peaceful and satisfying view. The movement and power within the stone tile pattern gives the image rhythm. It draws the viewer in and gives the feeling of movement. The lines around each tile create a comfortable balance within the image. The movement and balance really come together in this piece of art.
Image found on: (Pixabay. “Free Images.” 2016. Accessed September 14, 2016.https://pixabay.com/.)
2. Barry created the pages in this book to give life and meaning to her statements. On this page (p.14) she used images to support her ideas of what an image is made of. I believe if that her statements were written on normal black and white text, you would not get nearly the same amount of content that is available. Each page is unique and shows how each question is answered or not answered. Every image and text guides you on a road to understanding what she is trying to get you to understand. The way Barry oriented the text and images were also interesting. It sometimes was hard to follow what to read next, but all the content of the page came together in a vivid image at the end of the read. The media, or channel of communication Barry used was through abstract images and texts. Fragments of documents and speeches were scattered throughout the page and helped you understand a deeper meaning of her quotes. The images gave insight to what she was feeling, and the view should comprehend the information.
I found this gem located next to the water fountain in the CUE
For the theme of Rhythm and Balance within the book I found this flyer to represent a good balance of the use of ink, layout, and design on the page. The image of the blue lotus “anchors and activates elements in space”(49), in this case blank space vs. color. As the viewer my eyes do not linger on one specific corner of the flyer because the blue water colors bleed out (across and down) forcing the eyes to take in all parts of the design. When I look at this image I see that the visual is centered so as to be proportionately placed (form and space have equal weight on both sides). And as for rhythm this image exemplifies variation and change with a printed flower over water colors, and has different fonts that show a variety of formats and scales. With the end result working great together to achieve unity. It creates the appeal of “Stability and surprise”(49).
I chose this photo because it was a great example of framing. From the literal frames in the canvas’ sitting on the shelf, to the wood panels that are separating each white space on the
This is a photograph I took of a wall in my house; decorated with many canvas’ painted by my roommate with watercolor.
wall. This is also a great play on negative space. Is white the focus on the wall or is it the dark brown wood panels. What really catches my eye is how one panel is smaller than the other 4 that are captured. This makes me question if it was a design choice when the house was built or a simple mistake? It definitely makes for an interesting photograph that shows many variations of framing within the actual frame of the photograph.
Hotel in Las Vegas
“Scale refers to one’s impression of and objects size, and can depend on context”. Here is the image I decided to use as a representation of scale. The flowers that are painted on the hanging disks all seem to appear as different sizes because of the angle that the picture was taken and also because they are hanging at different lengths. Since this art is hung from a cone ceiling, it is meant to be looked up at, so having the lower and higher hanging flowers give it a lot of depth. The cone ceiling also adds to the depth. The flowers punctuate the large surface or ceiling behind it, which draws importance to them and away from the area behind them.
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I chose this pictures based on the concept of Gestalt Principles. As the book explains, “in the act of perception, the brain puts together past experiences and
immediate sensors input in order to successfully navigate the environment.”
In this picture we can only see part of a plane with a background of a desert. We immediately assume that the photographer is inside of the plane, b
ecause we know the shape of a window plane, and is he same and the one that frames the picture. We also think of the entire plane flighting above a desert just because of that small portion of a plane that we are able to see. Our sensory information about the plane in incomplete but we perceive it all.
Cosmopolitan Magazine (September 2016 Issue)
I found an advertisement in a magazine that I was casually reading and I noticed scaling. Each of the vitamin water bottles is the same size, but adjusted correctly to make it seem as if the bottle placed in front is the biggest and the bottle placed in back is smaller. The adjustments made to each bottle makes it so there is a sort of scale for that particular advertisement of products.
Image I found located in the Cue first floor.
I chose this image of a flyer for Coug Spotlight as representing Scale. I first noticed the flyer for its vibrant printing and kind of majestic dynamic (colored smoke surrounding a microphone). From a distance the bottom and top fonts are harder to read (my eye sight might need to be factored in) yet the middle lettering is legible. In this case scale burst off the page in a objective design that refers the dimensions of a microphone and gives it spotlight with colorful smoke. The end result focusing significantly on the vast space surrounding the microphone.
This poster of Darth Vader shows some of the principles of scale mostly due to the fact that Vader takes up roughly 2/3 of the poster. Vader’s finger that is pointing toward us looks much bigger than the rest of his body, which is most likely intentional as it makes it look like his hand is coming toward us. One other thing to note about this poster is that the text changes size when it refers to its subject of “you”. “You” is internationally made bigger to make the text appear as though its popping off of the poster, while “You empire needs” is made smaller so that it appears to be receding away from us.
Kristin Becker's DTC Classes at WSU 