Dimension/Depth/Space/Scale

This is the example of one of my professional interests which is designing physical space. The space of this image is depicted through the depth cues of liner perspective, relative size and overlap. Linear perspective shows the line of the roof which is the square shapes deliver audiences' eyes to the depth of the space. Also, the chairs and windows become smaller in deeper space. It represents that a bigger size of the objects are closer to the audience, and smaller size are further to the audience. Therefore, a desk which is in a corner of the lower right is the biggest object, so it is the closest to the audience. In addition, overlap is the most easiest aspect to understand which object is on the deeper side because in deeper space, many objects overlap the further objects. This image is a good example to indicate the depth cues.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtrah/4853491803/

Tone and color

How tone is operating

This poster is relating to my interest area, graphic design. In this image, front side of buildings are darker tone, and the middle is the lightest tone. The buildings which are in the middle receive the most amount of light, and front side of buildings receive less light. It suggests that the light comes from the middle. Also, medium value creates the gradation of  light and dark values, and all tones work together to communicate depth in the shading of three-dimensional buildings.

How tone is interacting

The tone of this design is interacting with other visual design elements such as dimension. Each building of the top side is lighter than side, and also front side of buildings are bigger than back side of buildings. These facts indicate depth and three-dimensional which are the most interesting relationship to tone in this image. 

How color is operating

In this poster, primary and secondary color which is red, green, blue and white are used, and they are definitely pop-out because the background is black and white which is contrasting color. Also, the color gives viewers emotion. Since there are several colors and they are mixing, it gives viewers exciting emotion.

How color is interacting

The color is interacting with shape which is one of the other visual elements. In the middle of the image, explosion occurs and some shapes are spreaded which are hearts, starts, circles, song notes and triangles. Each shapes has meaning, and they are interacting with colors. For example, red hearts associate with passion and warmth. When the color interact with shape, it has stronger impression.



http://www.behance.net/gallery/Poster-for-EVENTBRANDnet/83184

Graphic Design - The Basic Elements

Dimension

The element active in this image is the dimension. In the same space, there are only triangle shapes, and each one is different size. Bigger size is on the near side on the left, and smaller size is on the back side on the right; therefore, those elements make the dimention active in this image. The dimention which is known for basis of notation, perform two-dimensional visual formats. Those triangles are like blown by wind from the left to the right, and it perform the depth.

Color

This is a design by Milton Glaser in which color is strongly used. The image use colors to convey a man's hair. Beside the hair, there is a man's face shape, and it is all black, so the colorful hair is very eye-catching in this image, and the color has strong affinity to the emotion. The image uses hue red, green, pink, blue, orange and white, and each color has meanings. For example, meaning of the color red is danger, love, warmth, and life. Green color is meaning for nature, fertility and safe. Also, meaning of the color white is purity, cleanliness and neutrality. Those colors are important for this image because these symbolic meanings are what the image performs to portray. The image shows the hair is growing and lay on top of each other, and, he seems to represent each person has their own emotions and feelings, and those consciousness makes the people. 

Shape

The element active in this image is the shape. In this image, strongest feature is triangle shape which is used to convey woman's robe and a large hat. Also, square which is one of another basic shape is used, and those shapes represent a woman. Since triangle has their own psychological and physiological meaning such as action, conflict and tension, artist wanted to give viewers some sense of threatening. Moreover, Above the woman's head, we can see some actions occurring which those shapes seem to be moving in a vertical direction. 

http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/rule-motion/#.UJdPYGknA6F

http://www.poster-books.com/music/milton-glaser-graphic-design.shtml

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/kesh-continues.php