9. Engaging the senses: the rhythm of artwork creates a sensation,
evoking sight, sound, touch, motion
Charles Burchfield. The Insect Chorus. 1917. Opaque and transparent
watercolor with ink and crayon on paper, 1’ 7 7/8”x 1’ 3 7/8” (50 x 40 cm).
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. Museum of Art, Utica, New York (Edward
W. Root Bequest), 58.104.
Albert Renger-Patzsch. Buchenwald in Herbst (Beech Forest in Autumn).
1936. Silver gelatin print, 8 3/4”x 6 3/8” (22.2 x 16.2 cm). The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Warner Communications, Inc., purchase fund, 1980;
1980.1063.1.
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11. Philip Guston. Transitions. 1975. Oil on Canvas, 5’6” x 6’81/2” (167.6 x 204.5cm). Smithsonian
Amercian Art Museum, Washington, DC. Bequest of Musa Guston.
Hiroshi Sugimoto. U.A. Play House. 1978.
Used to different type of feelings:
• Symmetrical: classicism, stability, formal
• Asymmetrical: dynamism, movement, casual
23. Biomorphic shapes –Abstract shapes that allude to natural, organic forms such as plants or the human form, convey
emotion or reference. Over the Circle (Frankenthaler)
28. Sue Hettmansperger. Untitled Drawing. 1975. Watercolorand pencil, 1' 11" x 2' 1" (58 x 64 cm). Collection of North Carolina National Bank.
Use value to create form
33. Careful control of visual hierarchy is a key aspect of the
design decisions we have to consider.
1. Most Important
2. Least Important
3. Everything else in between
51. In some countries, yellow has very different connotations. In Egypt, for
example, yellow is for mourning. In Japan, it represents courage, and in
India it’s a color for merchants.
67. Best Practices
• Create a layout with strong visual hierarchy
• Use the power of 3:
- Layout
- Fonts
- Color Palette
• Image cropping and positioning
• Unity is the ultimate goal
Pull images and text from here:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/02/26/creating-visual-hierarchies-typography/
Then talk about points here, using the elements to create visual hierarchy:
http://theelearningcoach.com/media/graphics/how-to-create-a-visual-hierarchy/
Cropping, framing, size of images (don’t use a group photo zoomed out at a small size) don’t scale images disproportionately – use shift or crop if needed
Pull images and text from here:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/02/26/creating-visual-hierarchies-typography/
Then talk about points here, using the elements to create visual hierarchy:
http://theelearningcoach.com/media/graphics/how-to-create-a-visual-hierarchy/
Pull images and text from here:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/02/26/creating-visual-hierarchies-typography/
Then talk about points here, using the elements to create visual hierarchy:
http://theelearningcoach.com/media/graphics/how-to-create-a-visual-hierarchy/