Overview

Composition is so vast that no single book -- let alone a slender volume like this one -- can cover it exhaustively. The principles and views presented here are representative of a variety of approaches to visual design: some are concerned exclusively with form; others with the psychology of form; and still others with ideological properties thought to be inherent in particular choices of visual pattern.

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Author:   Kristian Jeppesen ,  Anthony Luttrell
Publisher:   Aarhus University Press
Imprint:   Aarhus University Press
Volume:   v. 15
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.167kg
ISBN:  

9788772880426

ISBN 10:   8772880422
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   31 March 1986
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Ruskin's nine laws of composition; Qualities ascribed to symmetry and asymmetry; Hierarchy and subordination versus 'democratic' or 'free' structure; Arnheim on the weight of pictorial elements; Alternate conceptions of balance; Rhythm; The Golden Section and centres of interest; Graham's model; Arnheim's structural map; Right and Left; Means for creating an illusion of depth; Special cases in the logic of space and form; Some analytical guidelines; Bibliography.

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