Making use of many design principles

Source: Kazumasa Nagai Poster Life 1957-2014, from 1973

     This image displays many of the design principles and concepts we have been learning about. Rhythm can be seen in the repetition and rate of change in the wavy lines. Gradation of the hot and cool colors creates an alternating rhythm. Balance is shown in the approximate symmetry displayed vertically. Emphasis on the circular shape based on warm color, overlap, and size. Depth is seen at the focal point of the circular shapes based on size, color, gradation of line weight. Overall this post makes little use of variety.

Depth

Source: Illustration by: Gustave Dore, The Giants, Nimrod, Dante's Divine Comedy

     This image shows depth in many ways. Contrast in size of foreground character vs. the background characters smaller stature. The lines and mark making in the foreground are thinner and more open, while the lines in the background are more crowded and close together creating a less clear and darker image. Detail is prominent in the foreground and fades very quickly creating a quick change from foreground to background while creating the illusion of space and distance. The illusion of light is used in the foreground while the background is darkly articulated.

Rhythm

source: Basic Design by Lauer and Pentak, photographer: Albert Renger-Patzsch, "Buchenwald in Fall," 1936, pg. 107

     This image shows natural rhythm. The trees themselves are like implied lines with their bark changing in tone across the photo. The repetition of the arc in the trees moves left to right and sways upward. Motion is created through the arcs and the gradation of tone directing our eyes around the photo.

Balance

source: 2018 calendar by: Paperpusher .CA, design by: J.P. King

     This design shows balance. A balance is created through the use of approximate radial symmetry. The shapes opposite each other do not mirror each other. But by having the same proportions, color and distance around the center octagon a balance is created.