Design Principles

Peggy Fogle

Raul Manzano

Art Appreciation

20 December 2016

The Necessity of Design Principles and Design Techniques for Creative Expression

To many an artist, creative expression results from adherence to established principles of design. Although adherence is necessary, artists have freedom to manipulate design elements through design principles. Design elements (i.e. line, space, light, color, texture, movement, etc.) and design techniques (i.e. sketching, chalk, charcoal, crayons, pens, pencils, wash and brush, and pastels (Sayre 169 -192), The combination of artistic concept, design elements, and design technique creates a visible reproduction of artist intention.

The principles of design are balance, emphasis and focal point, repetition and rhythm, scale and proportion, and unity and variety an explanation of design. principles is merited

Balance seems to suggest a sense of equilibrium

. frontal perspective is seen with lucidity as viewer draws imaginary lines from the center of the poster outward along the floor, walls, and ceilings. Objects tend to shrink in size as one moves toward the center of the room and vice versa.

7. Scale and proportion may be observable through the observation of the lamps and windows in the room. Each lamp and window in the room seem to be scaled and proportional to the next lamp and window as one looks down towards the vanishing points of these objects. This is applicable to the bookcases along the walls, tables and chairs as well.

The design techniques of sketching, chalk, charcoal, crayons, pens, pencils, wash and brush, and pastels have given birth to new forms of creative expression. Each technique is unique and yet when combined with experimentation produced something new and has given its creator a new or enhanced vision concerning creativity. The wash and brush technique (Sayre 187) is using diluted paint as paint. I surmise that this painting method may have established the art of painting with