summary/notes for Balance Reading

Balance in a design aims to distribute the visual weight of elements so that

they appear to be in equilibrium.

Crystallographic balance occurs when there is equal emphasis or an allover pattern with an absence

of a focal point, where the eye is attracted everywhere and nowhere.

near symmetry is also called approximate

Inverted symmetry uses symmetry with o ne ha lf inverted, like a playing card,bwhich is an interesting variation bu t can make for awkward balance.

Biaxial symmetry uses two axes of symmetry, vertical and horizontal, which guarantees top and bottom balance, as well as left and right balance.

Notan, meaning "dark- light," is a Japanese ideal of symmetry. The principle of notan is the interaction between positive (light) and negative (dark) space, figure (or field) and ground.

Given two idemica1 shapes and ignoring the effects of value and color, our eyes will be attracted to the one with obvious texture.

The aim in balancing a value pattern is to position these areas so that the areas of light and dark, high contrast and low contrast, form a harmonious equilibrium.

Generally a dark shape will appear heavier than a light one the same size, and a smaller dark shape can balance a larger light one.

Our eyes naturally gravitate toward bright colors, and some colors have a higher visibility than others- red and yellow, for example, which are used to identify hazards and safety equipment. This effect is accentuated if a vivid saturated color is surrounded by more neutral tones

crystallographic balance - a composition in which the visual elements are spread fairly even ly

over the entire surface