ELEMENTS OF 3 D DESIGN Form Line Plane

ELEMENTS OF [3 -D] DESIGN Form, Line, Plane, Volume, Mass, Space, Texture, Light, Color, Time

Principles of Design • • • • • • • Unity (re-visiting this) grouping containment proximity continuity repetition closure rhythm pattern Variety difference texture Balance symmetry, radial symmetry asymmetry Size Relationships scale proportion Emphasis (re-visiting this) isolation contrast focal point

Piet Mondrian 1872 -1944 “Broadway Boogie Woogie”

Daniel Libeskind

Rachel Whiteread “Stacks”

Similarity, Proximity and Alignment • Items of similar size, shape and color tend to be grouped together by the brain, and a semantic relationship between the items is formed. In addition, items in close proximity to or aligned with one another tend to be grouped in a similar way.

REVISITING a few of the rules of composition: (Do not attach “good” or “bad” to any of these qualities… they are merely observations. ) • • • • ➡ Avoid placement at dead center ➡ Symmetry tends to promote stability ➡ Diagonals are more active than horizontals ➡ Proximity creates tension ➡ Sameness is frequently boring ➡ Regularity creates rhythm ➡ Contrast exaggerates an effect ➡ Placement in corners creates awkward tension ➡ Arches support weight, inverted arches imply weight ➡ Equal amounts of figure and ground confuse the eye