Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The tools of composition

1. Hierarchy: Organizing things from most important to least important.

2. Focal Point: The strongest, most compelling element in design.

3. Eye Path: A strong composition can guide the viewer's eye through the design.

4. Proportion: size of elements in proportion to one another. Relativeamounts of space devoted to items eg. written vs image.

5. Visual Weight: Equals size + value (the lightness or darkness of a colour).

6. Type As A Virtual Element - Blocks of type as having shape and weight like photos and illustrations.

7. Alignment (Grid) - Sense of visual order and rhythm. Set of guidelines for the user to align and repeat elements within space.

8. Design with intention and use the 7 tools to help guide the viewer's eye.

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