Friday, February 10, 2012

I've got rhythm... and lines too :)

Read "Launching the Imagination" (Line: pages 2-10; Rhythm: pages 83-84). Then start a new post in this forum with your name in the title and discuss the following questions:
  1. What kind of lines can communicate motion? Stability? Energy?
  2. Why are human beings able to see "implied" lines?
  3. How might a graphic designer use lines differently than a fine artist?
  4. How is visual rhythm different than musical rhythm?
  5. What must be present for rhythm to exist?
  6. Update your blog for the week and post a link to your blog (target=new window); review your team member's blogs (optional: post comments on their blogs)
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1.) Wavy lines can create motion-- pretty much any line with an angle or a series of lines with a certain pattern to it. Straight, boxy lines convey stability. Wavy, circular lines convey energy.

2.) The human mind automatically completes patterns and automatically "connects the dots" so to speak. When an object is not complete, we fill in the blanks to what it could be. For example: If I drew a stick figure of a dog, we know it's dog. We aren't guessing as to what it could be because once we have the basic shape of a certain object, our minds automatically fill in the detail. It's human nature. We're like a cool version of Yoda or something. Haha

3.) A graphic designer may use lines to show something, for our eye to automatically catch it. The goal of a graphic designer is to attract the public eye. An artist's goal isn't nessacarily to attract the eye, but rather to give their piece purpose or to even make the public eye think. A graphic designer may use bold lines and coloring... a fine artist might use skinnier lines just to complete their piece.

4.) Lines, in a piece depicting musical rhythm, must flow and be constant. Visual rhythm isn't about the constant line, rather the pattern of it. So, with that being said, musical rhythm has more flow than say visual rhythm. Visual rhythm may be more abrupt because it is only showing pattern, not nesscarily the flow of it.

5.) For rhythm to exist, there must be somewhat of a pattern. Whether it be flowing or not, it must be present.
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