CIST 1530 Photoshop Appendix B

Balance Image

BALANCE

Symmetrical balance mirrors a visual element to acheive equilibrium.


Contrast Image

CONTRAST

Visual differrence is acheived by the use of complementary colors.


Dominance Image

DOMINANCE

The starfish represents the dominant element.


Proximity Image

PROXIMITY

The proximity of the people & the eiffel tower gives an illusion of being close.


Repetition Image

REPETITION

Repeating of a visual element helps to tie a design together.


Closure Image

CLOSURE

The human brain will fill in the blanks to close or complete the object.


Continuance Image

CONTINUANCE

The trees keep the viewer continuing to move along the path.


Negative Space Image

NEGATIVE SPACE

The space between elements gives the illusion of female legs.


Unity Space Image

UNITY

The hands work together to form a whole element.


Face Image

FACE ILLUSION

I thought this was cool!

It uses the Design Principles of Balance, Contrast, & Negative Space.

Is this half of a front view of a face or a side view of a face?


Rule-of-Thirds Image

RULE-OF-THIRDS

This is a good example of the rule of thirds.

It uses the Design Principle of Contrast, Balance, Continuance, & Dominance.

I love the contrasting colors of the blue and lime green. Your eye moves along with the scarf.