Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Composition Observation




To determine the focal point of your design, first ask yourself, “What do I wish to say?” The answer to this question will establish the focus of your design. Once you’ve determined the focal point you need to decide its position. You don’t want your viewers to ignore the rest of the design, so your focal point should be placed in such a way that the viewer’s eye is led into the entire design, rather than focusing only on one part of your it. You can lead the eye using curving lines, light and dark colors and other different elements.
In this book cover design and by using the Vermeer Painting it created a sense of movement to it the focal point would be the girl her head is turned slightly to the front with lights casting her face leading to the pearl earring and to her dress till you get to the bottom of the cover using 2/3-1/3 compositions, wonderful sense of colors with the earth tones and adding a shadows that reflects the black background,

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