Week 13: Movement/Motion

 

I have been looking to invest in a wall decal and this image caught my attention by the implied motion of the falling leaves and swaying branches. The pattern of apparent motion also known as, optical flow is what makes this wall decal successful implying motion in its design.  The implied motion makes the tree look realistic and the genuine flow of the leaves implies the motion. If you stare at the tree it looks as if a heave wind is coming by that is sweeping the leaves off the branch. Indicating that the seasonal change of the environment is happening. The long trail of leaves at the end of the decal create an illusion that the leaves are following each other and it is more linear.

                                                 

These glass sculptures are a perfect example of implied movement. They look like they are dancing or slithering.  It is so easy to imaging some psychedelic music playing in the background and glass is moving to the rhythm. The shape gives the illusion that they are made out of a flexible material. It looks like the glass are going to move around like worms. This implied movement is very unique because glass is a labor intensive material to work with and these pieces are all different and one of a kind. It really is incredible that slight curve can really change a piece of art so much. And even through this implied motion and distortion, the glass pieces are functional vases. 

Week 12: Dimension/Depth/Space/Scale

This is a painting of my favorite place in Turkey called Bebek. The picture exemplifies depth, scale, and dimension. I noticed many depth cues in the painting for example, overlapping of the trees is covering the rest of the bay and boats that are on the water, along with a few homes. The use of overlapping is a depth perception cue that is probably the most important cue, because when an object overlaps or partly blocks our view of another object, we judge the covered object as being farther away from us. Relative size is another cue that provides information about the relative depth of the two objects. All the boats, for example are so far away that their size is smaller compared a boat closer, and therefore larger in size. The texture gradient of the trees in the distance becomes denser and less detailed as the surface recedes into the background, and this information helps us to judge depth. I enjoyed the lesson of depth perception, because the terms I learned are relevant to all types of design. Scale is the size perception in context and in this painting the building are an obvious hint of scale, because we know that they are not small at a closer distance, so therefore this taken at a far way distance.

Week 11: Tone and Color

 

This poster for the movie, "Little Princess" features the elements of tone and color within the design and is one of my favorite movies about friendship. The poster is shaded and the edges that line the characters around the poster are filled with light to visually see them better. The tone in this poster visualizes dimension and allows color to be emphasized. Tone is interacting with the visual design elements of lines. The two friends are holding hands and the use of  tone is grabbing our attention to the top of the poster, because of the levels are a way to show detail within the human figure. Color is operating by using the pop-out effect because the bright color used to illustrate the girls stands out from the dark background. According to Dondis, "Color has stronger affinity to the emotions" (p.50). Therefore, means that the the color helps illustrate the emotion of the overall image. This image must be showing live, compassion, and trust. The direction, shape, and color of the characters signify all those examples. Overall, tone and color are telling a story to the viewer about the story line, and therefore important to the  complete visual communication.