3D Cardboard nature object

Physical description of acorn top

- Different shades of brown

- Hard and sturdy

- Circular

- Triangular pattern around acorn top

Physical description of cardboard

- Rough edges

- Somewhat thick

- Smooth and rough textures

- Different shades of brown

- Multiples layers of  cardboard on top of each other.

Reading summary/Intro to gestalt

Gestalt - Means entire firgure or configuration.

Four aspects of gestalt.
- Closure
      - This aspect of  gestalt refers to seeing a design as a whole rather than seperate parts.
- Continuance
      - When one form lead to another in a design making it easy for the eye to follow.
- Proximity
      -  The distance between objects in a form.
- Similarity
      - Similarity of objects in size and appearence.

Interactions of form
Position shows the placement of an object next to other objects and the frame. Direction shows movement in any given direction while space shows the area around the element which can be as dominant as the element.

Elements of compositional interaction
Depth creates contrast to show a purpose. In 3d designs depth can be physically seen but in 2D depth must be ceated as a illusion. Perspective is shown by using lines to create a three dimensional for, on a flat 2D surface.

Symmetry- When an object is divided into two parts both sides are equal.
Asymetry- When an obaject is divided into two parts both sides are not equal.

The rest of this weeks notes will be in another blog before Sept 3.

Dot designs

My dot pictutes I created for continuence, similarity, closure, proximity.

Friday, 8/27/2010. Lecture summary

Composition is the overal organization of a persons ideas and inspiration which can be included in art, writing, music, dance, nature, and different mediums. Composition can have rhythm and harmony but also discord.
Elements of composition include:
1.Point
2.Line
3.Shape/Form
4.Color
5.Texture
6.Space
7.Value/Shade

Gestalt means the whole is greater than the sum of its part. Meaning that you recognize the whole idea than the little details.

During the the lecture we were assigned to groups to present and make a sound that represent one of the elements to the whole class. Are groups element was color, in which we based are sounds on different emotions representing different colors. The experience was fun and it was cool looking at others groups sounds representing other elements.