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What is Unity?

Harmony Unity is the appearance or condition of oneness. In design, unity is used to describe the feeling that all the elements in a work belong together and make up a harmonious whole. Unity and harmony are essentially the same. An important aspect of visual unity is that the whole must be predominant over the parts: You must first see the whole pattern before you notice the individual elements.

Harmony Unity is the appearance or condition of oneness. In design, unity is used to describe the feeling that all the elements in a work belong together and make up a harmonious whole. Unity and harmony are essentially the same. Wayne Thiebaud

Visual Unity>Gestalt Visual unity or Gestalt is a theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies.

Gestalt Theory 1. The parts of a visual image may be considered, analyzed and evaluated as distinct components. 2. The whole of a visual image is different from and greater than the sum of its parts.

Visual Unity>Gestalt Visual unity or Gestalt is the configuration of a piece so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from its parts.

How does one achieve unity in design?

There are several different ways to achieve unity. . .

Proximity

Proximity Repetition Repetition Repetition

Proximity Repetition Repetition Repetition C O N TI N O NU AT I

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Proximity- an easy way to achieve unity is to make separate elements look as though they belong together through their proximity. Perceptual groupings are favored according to the nearness of parts. Closer parts form groups by visually uniting. It is the simplest way to create unity.

Proximity- an easy way to achieve unity is to make separate elements look as though they belong together through their proximity. Perceptual groupings are favored according to the nearness of parts. Closer parts form groups by visually uniting. It is the simplest way to create unity. Elizabeth Osborne

Proximity- an easy way to achieve unity is to make separate elements look as though they belong together, or through their proximity. Perceptual groupings are favored according to the nearness of parts. Closer parts form groups by visually uniting. It is the simplest way to create unity. Elizabeth Osborne

Repetition- The recurrence of a design element, which provides continuity, flow and dramatic emphasis. It is an immediate way to create unity, as well as rhythm.

Repetition- The recurrence of a design element, which provides continuity, flow and dramatic emphasis. It is an immediate way to create unity, as well as rhythm. Tom Friedman

Continuation- Organization in perception leads the eye to continue along and beyond a straight line or curve. The viewer’s eye is carried smoothly from one element to the next.

Continuation- Organization in perception leads the eye to continue along and beyond a straight line or curve. The viewers eye is carried smoothly from one element to the next.

Continuation- Organization in perception leads the eye to continue along and beyond a straight line or curve. The viewers eye is carried smoothly from one element to the next. Balthus

Continuation- Organization in perception leads the eye to continue along and beyond a straight line or curve. The viewers eye is carried smoothly from one element to the next. Balthus

Continuity is the planned arrangement of various forms, so that a visual relationship is created between two or more individual designs. The Grid is an aid often used to achieve continuity. A grid is the intersection of horizontal and vertical lines.

Felix Gonzales Torres

Robert Rauschenberg

So what is variety?

Unity with Variety Unity and variety are complimentary concerns. While unity is the appearance of oneness, variety provides diversity. Variety is the counterbalance to unity.

How can you achieve this?

Emphasis on Unity with Variety Marc Chagall

Emphasis on Unity without Variety Katharina Fritsch

Emphasis on Unity with Variety

Emphasis on Unity with Variety Fred Otness