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Cards Term Design Definition to plan, to organize Term content Definition the subject matter, story, or information Term form Definition purely visual aspect; manipulation of elements Term What is the difference between form and content? Definition C=> What to say F=> How to say it Term Aesthetic Definition pleasing to the eye Term symbols Definition an element of design that communicates an idea or meaning beyond its literal form Term site specific Definition takes into account the history of the setting and the context of the surrounding area Term vernacular Definition a prevailing style in a specific graphical location, group of people, or time period (commonly known) Term Unity Definition the presentation of an integrated image; all elements are in agreement AKA harmony Term representational Definition an image suggestive of the appearance of an object that actually exists Term What is the difference between visual and intellectual unity Definition V=> apparent to the eye I=> Must acknowledge the content Term Ways To Achieve Unity Definition 1) proximity-degree of closeness 2) repitition-using the same imagery multiple times 3) continuation-a line or edge taht continues from one form to the other, allowing the eye to smoothly move through the composition 4) continuity-visual relationship between two or more individual designs 5) grid-a network of vertical and horizontal lines that divide the page and create a framework of areas Term assemblage Definition a group of objects group as one piece AKA Gestalt Term What is difference between naturalism and distortion? Definition N=> AKA realism; meant to look real D=> the purposeful change of forms of nature Term idealism Definition produces a world, not as it is, but as the artist thinks it should be Term biomorphic Definition abstract shapes that allude to natural and organic forms Term nonobjective form Definition forms with no object reference and no subject matter suggestion Term What is the difference between curvilinear and rectilinear? Definition C=> a shape w/ continuous, rounded edges R=> all forms have straight edges Term art nouveau Definition late 19th-century style which put total emphasis on curvilinear or natural shapes Term ambiguous shape Definition no distinguishible meaning/ shift from positive and negative forms Term cubist Definition a form of abstraction emphasizing planes and perspective Term Perception Definition why we organize and 'read' images as we do Term Picture plane Definition the viewpoint of the artist as well as the space into the page Term picture frame Definition the physical boundaries of the paper Term Reading an image 2 ways Definition Book--> across the page and up and down Window--> into the page and the imaginary space Term Ways We See 3 Ways Definition physiological---> how the brain and eye work together psychological---> how we think physical laws---> gravity Term amorphous shape Definition ever changing shape Term biomorphic shape Definition organic shape Term curvilinear shape Definition curved shape Term decorative shape Definition flat depiction (2D shape) Term geometric shape Definition simple shapes i.e. circle, square, triangle Term implied shape Definition dotted line outline of a shape, etc. Term planar shape Definition shape made out of flat surfaces Term plastic shape Definition 3D shape Term rectilinear shape Definition shape made out of straight lines and angles Term subjective shapes Definition made up shapes Term objective shapes Definition shapes based on objects Term rhythm Definition a design principle based on repetition w/ similar elements Term legato Definition connecting and slowing Term staccato Definition abrupt changes w/ a dynamic contrast Term alternating rhythm Definition successive patterns in which the same elements appear in a regular order Term progressive rhythm Definition repetition of a shape that CHANGES in a regular manner Term kinesthetic Definition when a visual experience stimulates another sense Term Suprematism Definition a Russian art movement of early 1900s that emphasized nonobjective form Term implied line Definition positioning series of points - - - - - - - Term psychic lines Definition object pointing to another creates a 'line'....invisible Term contour Definition line used to describe outline Term gesture Definition line created quickly and spontaneously to describe dynamics from a pose Term line quality Definition technique that helps emphasize three dimensional forms using line Term Impressionist Definition an artistic style used to recreate artist's perception of the changing light quality and color in nature Term hieratic scaling Definition when objects are larger or smaller in terms of their importance Term vertical location Definition a spacial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth Term aerial/atmospheric perspective Definition describes the use of color or value to show depth Term amplified perspective Definition reproduces the visual image but in the very special view that ocurs when an item is pointed directly at the viewer i.e. uncle sam wants you Term multiple perspective Definition looking at a figure from more than one vantage point simultaneously Term isometric projection Definition a spacial illusion that occurs when lines receding on the diagonal remain parallel instead of converging ---found in Japanese art Term open form Definition objects cut off in the picture plane, implying the picture is partial view of a larger scene Term closed form Definition objects are fully seen, keeps viewers attention within the image Term equivocal space Definition purposeful ambiguity when overlapping objects so that you can't tell which is in front or back Term Visual Devices Used to Create Space Definition -size -value -texture -weight -overlapping/transparency -vertical location -atmospheric perspective -linear perspective Term Components of Visual Problem Solving Definition THINKING- understanding a problem LOOKING- analyze what you see DOING- visual exploration Term What is a line? Definition 1) a moving point 2) can have length and width Term Physical Characteristics of a Line THere are five Definition 1) measure- refers to length and width 2) type- kind of line (curved, straight..) 3) direction- horizontal, vertical, or diagonal 4) location- placement in the picture plane relative to the plane 5) character- based on the media used (charcoal, brush, etc.) Term balance Definition distribution of visual weight within a composition Term axis Definition a line of reference around which a form or composition is balanced Term equilibrium Definition visual balance between opposing compositional elements Term imbalance Definition when forms are out of equilibrium in a composition Term bilateral symmetry Definition like shapes are repeated on both sides of the vertical axis Term formal symmetry Definition in symmetry has feeling of permanence, strength, and stability Term classical symmetry Definition in symmetry, has repetitive pattern, sedate, calm, and dignified --suggestive of Greek and Roman ideals of beauty Term asymmetrical balance aka informal balance Definition achieved w/ dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or equal eye attraction Term value Definition light and dark contrast Term silhouette Definition the area between contours of a shape Term texture Definition the surface quality of objects that appeals to the tactile sense Term radial balance Definition all of the elements radiate/circle out from a common central point Term mandalas Definition Tibetan, radial concentric organization Term crystallographic balance aka allover pattern Definition balance w/ an emphasis over an entire 2D surface so that there is always the same weight or attraction wherever you look Term What is the difference between tactile texture and visual texture? Definition T=> texture that can actually be felt V=> texture that is seen, but does not really exist Term impasto Definition a painting technique using thick paint to create a 3D surface Term folk art Definition arts and crafts objects made by people who have not been formally trained as artists Term What is the difference between pattern and texture? Definition P=> pleasing to the eye T=> arouses a sense of touch Term Four types of texture Definition Actual, simulated, abstract, and invented Term Actual texture Definition a surface that can be experienced through the sense of touch Term Simulated texture Definition a convincing copy or translation of an object's texture in any medium Term Abstract texture Definition a texture derived from the appearance o an actual surface but rearranged and/or simplified by the artist to satisfy the demands of the artwork Term Invented texture Definition a created texture whose only source is in the imagination of the artist Term Trompe l'oeil Definition means "to fool the eye" used in terms of texture Term Ways to Abstract Textures Definition distortion, simplification, rearrangement, and exaggeration Term Types of Asymmetry Definition Eye direction value texture position shape