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| Vocabulary Review
The terms or "key words" related to each are presented here as reminders. However, the terms are not in alphabetical order as in the textbook but are presented in groupings or paired opposites. It is hoped that this will help to see the greater relationship between terms and their application. For the complete meaning of the term please review the definition given in the AF text.The Vocabulary of FormForm: 1. "The arbitrary organization or inventive arrangement of all the visual elements according to the principles that will develop unity in the artwork. 2. The total appearance or organization."Principles of Organization-An appropriate ration between 1) harmony and 2) variety-producing 3) balance, 4) proportion, 5) dominance, 6) movement, and 7) economy.harmony Concept Design Pattern motif repetition allover pattern rhythm closureFactors in visual linking: creating harmony by Shared edges Overlapping Transparency Interpenetration Extensions (implied or subjective)Variety contrast elaborationUnitybalance symmetry approximate symmetry radial asymmetryproportionscale golden mean/golden sectiondominance Movement Economyposition pattern Gestalt, Gestalt psychology academic |