Design is content with intent. Content without intent is noise. Intent without content is decoration. - Joe Sparano The previous tutorial covered a general overview of the Movement Composition and eight variations. This art design tutorial describes the Structure Device plus all the variations. Structure Composition When choosing structure as a design Continue Reading
Movement Composition Variations in Design
“The best designers will use many design patterns that dovetail and intertwine to produce a greater whole.” — Erich Gamma The previous tutorial covered a general overview of the Negative Positive Composition and eight variations. This art design tutorial describes the Movement Device plus all the variations. Movement Composition In two-dimensional art, Continue Reading
Negative Positive Composition Variations in Design
The biggest mistake artists make is to concentrate only on the positive space, the objects which define the painting. Negative space gives the connection between objects — if the negative space is greater than the positive then objects are distant to each other. If spaces are enclosed, they cleanly define objects, if they are open, they allow a flow from one Continue Reading
Pattern in Composition and Eight Variations
"It has been said that everything everywhere affects everything else. This may be true. Or perhaps the world is just full of patterns." - Terry Pratchett The previous tutorial covered a general overview of eight variations of the Two Dominant compositional device. This art design tutorial describes the Pattern Compositional Device plus all Continue Reading