Project description You have a client who wants you to design three t-shirts. One will illustrate the concept of unity, one will show variety, and the third will deal with emphasis. The client can only afford black printing on a white shirt (or white printing on a black shirt). The client is Swiss, and likes pure geometry, so use black and white geometric shapes only. (Circles, squares, triangles, rectangles) Use a minimum of 7 to 8 shapes per shirt. Consider the importance of position, scale, and repetition in these compositions.Also remember to consider the design elements of line, shape and value. I want to see many rough sketches before you begin to work on the computer. These will count toward your project grade. The final project must be mounted on a 10 x 15 inch black board, and presented at the final critique. - - - - - - - Unity - (also called Harmony) things working well together
The quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design. A totality that combines all of its parts into one complete, cohesive whole. Often it is realized through a deliberate or intuitive balancing of harmony and variety. However, this balance does not have to be of equal proportions. Harmony might outweigh variety, or variety might outweigh harmony. When unity is achieved with insufficient harmony and variety, the result is monotony. Unity is largely synonymous with coherence. (shape, size, position, color) Several Circles - Kandinsky
Starry Night - VanGogh
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A little bit of green - Ted Kerzie Variety - many shapes, sizes, and colors
A principle of design that refers to a way of combining elements of art in involved ways to achieve intricate and complex relationships. Variety is often obtained through the use of diversity and change by artists who wish to increase the visual interest of their work. An artwork which makes use of many different hues, values, lines, textures, and shapes would reflect the artist's desire for variety. Unity is the principle which is its variety's opposite; but when there is too little variety, the result is monotony. (shape, size, position) Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Picasso
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The Lowdown - Elizabeth Murray
Children Meeting - Elizabeth Murray Emphasis - one thing is the most important
Any forcefulness that gives importance or dominance (weight) to some feature or features of an artwork; something singled out, stressed, or drawn attention to by means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint for aesthetic impact. A way of combining elements to stress the differences between those elements and to create one or more centers of interest in a work. Often, emphasized elements are used to direct and focus attention on the most important parts of a composition — its focal point. Emphasis is one of the principles of design. A design lacking emphasis may result in monotony. (size, position, color) Cow's Skull: Red, White and Blue (1931) - Georgia O'Keefe
Christina's World - Wyeth
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Also consider: Position, Overlap, Scale Definitions from ArtLex.com | 
