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This is the second installment in the 5×5 secret Rules in Design and Advertising.
This blog was an informative read for me since it was about design techniques which I am very much interested in. While I was reading the blog, I reviewed some of the techniques and important facts about design. Not only that, but I also picked up various indispensable tips such as “The Rules of the Thirds”.
Additionally, since I’ve always experienced moments of indecision knowing which part of an canvas or photo should be used effectively as the “focal point“, dividing an area into sections is sure to help me to improve my sense of imagery. According to Nuboo, a better way to find out the focal point is to divide a particular photo that you are working with into 9 sections which will make it easier for our eyes to catch the “best perception” of the focal object in relation to the surrounding objects. By applying the “Rule of thirds”, it is much easier for us to stress the focal point and turn a potentially mundane image to something truly stunning just by cropping parts to make an image look different. For example, a photo with a baby walking on the beach looked very dull, yet when divided into 9 sections with unnecessary parts cropped out, the photo looked much more visually appealing and interesting.
Another technique that I found out interesting was called “The Rules of Odds and Space”. It was interesting because I had never paid particular attention to the number of subjects in my piece. I didn’t know the number affected the viewer’s aesthetic perception . However, when viewing some examples that Nuboo gave, I thought it might be fairly significant since when I look at 3 people, my eye moves around a little but fixes on the center, or “focal point.”
Last but not least, by reading the part, “The Rule of Eyepath”, once again, it reminded me of Mrs.Aitken, my art teacher, who is always emphasizing eye movement in her classes. She always mentions that eye movement is crucial to a piece since the artist conceives of how to the viewer should comprehend the piece. And if the eye movement is not clear enough, confusion can result ending up with different meaning than what is originally intended. Thus, I felt that I wanted to share this blog since it seemed so relevant to my current interests.
nubloo.com/design/the-5×5-secret-rules-in-design-and
-advertising-part-2-composition
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February 20th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
You’d be interested in TED Talks, a site with 18-minute presentations from the “Technology, Entertainment, Design” world’s smartest and most creative people. “TV for smart people.” Lots of great designers giving talks there, in fun and interesting ways.
Tickets to go to the annual TED talks are USD $6,000. You have to be really, really good at public presentations - and really good at whatever it is you do - to be invited to talk at TED.
It’s a much better place to learn than school