Journal #10

There are 10 basic principles of good design; CONTRAST, EMPHASIS, PROXIMITY/ALIGNMENT, BALANCE, HIERARCHY, SCALE, HARMONY/UNITY, PATTERN, REPETITION, & RHYTHM/MOVEMENT. For this week’s journal #10, google examples of EMPHASIS as a principle of design, and upload a picture of an example of EMPHASIS to your Journal #10 describing how it is used as a principle of good design. Refer to the PowerPoint slideshow I created below, for reference but ALWAYS write in your own words!!

Emphasis is a very interesting element of art in that you are trying to catch the eyes of the viewer. It is very easy to do. To emphasize something you need to make sure the background of the object is dull compared to the focus of the photo. For example you can change the size and shape. Personally i think changing the color and texture of the object is most effective for emphasis.