Negative space is the space between and around objects within a defined format. Negative Space Questions When looking at art and design, one thing that will help you see the composition more clearly is looking for negative space. Asking the following questions will help. What new shapes appear when forms are places within a format?… Continue reading Learning to See: Negative Space
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Break the rules
“By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well.” Robert Bringhurst on the rules of typography from Elements of Typographic Style, pg 10
This may seem self-evident
“This may seem self-evident, but I believe most people have the idea that teaching is essentially about transfering a body of facts of technical information to a student. This of course, is part of teaching, but creating an attitude toward those facts is even more significant.” Milton Glaser | artist, designer and educator, The Education… Continue reading This may seem self-evident
Visual Aesthetics
“The visual aesthetics that frame and define content are much more than simply a “skin” that we can apply or discard without consequence.” Patrick Lynch | writer, artist, and web designer, Visual Decision Making, A List Apart No. 286, http://www.alistapart.com/articles/visual-decision-making
Artist’s Hand
“The artist’s hand does not crawl aimlessly over the paper and trail behind it flowers of the imagination.” Lewis F. Day | Pattern Design