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Working with Negative and Positive Space

Working with Negative and Positive Space

What is Negative & Positive Space Negative/Positive space can be a dominant aspect of good design. It can turn an average design into a "Wow" piece! Negative space can be...

Working with Negative and Positive Space

What is Negative & Positive Space Negative/Positive space can be a dominant aspect of good design. It can turn an average design into a "Wow" piece! Negative space can be...

Using Value in the Visual Arts

Using Value in the Visual Arts

What is Value? The dictionary definition of value is the lightness or darkness of color or grayscale. This definition of value is correct, but when we study value as a...

Using Value in the Visual Arts

What is Value? The dictionary definition of value is the lightness or darkness of color or grayscale. This definition of value is correct, but when we study value as a...

Creating Different Types of Focal Points

Creating Different Types of Focal Points

Attracting Attention! We live in a time where multiple venues fight to catch our attention.  Although billboards and television advertising are still players, the Internet is the most significant draw...

Creating Different Types of Focal Points

Attracting Attention! We live in a time where multiple venues fight to catch our attention.  Although billboards and television advertising are still players, the Internet is the most significant draw...

Understanding Symmetrical Balance

Understanding Symmetrical Balance

On an unconscious level, humans strive to create order out of chaos. In the visual sense, we seek balance when viewing design. When a design is not balanced, it creates...

Understanding Symmetrical Balance

On an unconscious level, humans strive to create order out of chaos. In the visual sense, we seek balance when viewing design. When a design is not balanced, it creates...

Understanding Asymmetrical Balance

Understanding Asymmetrical Balance

Terms you should understand Asymmetry A common form of balance. Unlike symmetrical balance, the objects do not reflect one another on either side of the implied vertical axis, yet it has a...

Understanding Asymmetrical Balance

Terms you should understand Asymmetry A common form of balance. Unlike symmetrical balance, the objects do not reflect one another on either side of the implied vertical axis, yet it has a...

Working with Expressive Lines, Shapes & Forms

Working with Expressive Lines, Shapes & Forms

This is part one of five blogs on Expressive Lines, Shapes, and Forms. The additional blogs are Rule of Odds, Understanding Expressive Lines, Pulling it Together: Circles, and Pulling it...

Working with Expressive Lines, Shapes & Forms

This is part one of five blogs on Expressive Lines, Shapes, and Forms. The additional blogs are Rule of Odds, Understanding Expressive Lines, Pulling it Together: Circles, and Pulling it...