Chapter 9: Importing and Manipulating Graphics
You must :-
Understand the importance of image arrangement.
Evaluate how to come out with a good image.
Discuss about grid layout methods.
Explain about balancing in creating mood.
Image Arrangement
Design field, image arrangement also plays an important role in layout design.
It will also expose about the balancing in producing mood, photography in layout, drawings in layout and illustration in making image arrangement more attractive to the reader’s visual.
When image arrangement is done correctly, it will give a perfect effect in a layout design.
A Good Image
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Image are the first, second and third items that a reader looks at.
Reader believes that images represent the truth.
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A good image should:
Appeal to the intended audience
Attract attention
Be a strong sharp image
Engage the interest of the viewer
Cropped well
Placed on the page using principles of design and visual perception
Balance in Producing a Mood
Balance is achieved by two forces of equal strength that pull in opposite directions, or by multiple forces pulling in different directions.
Our eyes feel comfortable with a balanced layout.
Lack of balance in design will irritate the viewers and spoils communication.
When the dynamic tension between the elements is balanced, we are able to communicate our message effectively.
Two basic types of balance is symmetry and asymmetry.
Symmetry
In symmetrical balance, identical shapes are repeated from left to right similar to placing a mirror next to one shape.
Some symmetrical designs are also repeated from top to bottom.
Asymmetry
In symmetrical design, a square in the upper left shows the second square in the bottom right of page.
Shapes, values, colour or texture, can balance the square. However, it is challenging and visually exciting.
Asymmetrical design has a greater sense of movement and change, of possible instability and relative weights.
