Concepts and Images (Dictionary)

– Asymmetric: Unequal distribution of balance.

asymmetry 2 asymmetry 1 asymmetry 3

– Symmetric: Equal distribution of balance.

symmetry 1symmetry 2symmetry 3

 

Color: Refraction of light with certain hue, saturation, and value.

 

 

COLOR 1 COLOR 2 COLOR 3

 

Emphasis: Importance of a certain element of the composition. Focus of the subject.

emphasis 1 emphasis 2 emphasis 3

 

Light: Creation of contrast.

 

light (1) light (2) light (3)

 

Mass: What creates volume (the actual “material body”).

 

Mass 1 Mass 2 Mass 3

 

Line: Connection between points (physical, visual, or mental points).

Line

Plane: Flate surface generated by two axes. When adding a 3rd axis it appears a 3rd plane that generates 3D space (or its illusion).

 

PLANE 1 PLANE 2 PLANE 3

 

Radial: Symetry or asymetry in relation to a central point.

radial 1 radial 2 raidal 3

 

Rhythm: The way motion/time relates to space.

 

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Scale/ Proportion: Size related to the whole or norm. Scale is between object and other(s). Proportion is between object and itself.

 

scale 1 scale 2 scale 3

 

Shape: Relation between the object and the space it occupies.

 

Shape
Space: Area where objects are distributed.

 

space (1) space (2) space (3)

 

Texture: Feeling of the material/surface that an object is made of. It can be physical or visual.

 

Texture

 

Time/ Motion: Vector/path of perception.

 

timemotion (1) timemotion (2) timemotion (3)

 

Unity/Varity: Interaction of objects in the space. When unified the interaction is harmonic, when they vary the interaction is diverse.

 

 

unity 1 unity 2 unity 3

 

Value: Difference between intervals of light.

 

Value

 

Volume: Relation between the shape and the space.

 

Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3

 

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