Examples of Design Principle Unity

This is my entry for CED this week.

I have been visiting a lot of blogs lately that I haven't been to before. One of the things I keep noticing is many of these blogs are touting their workshops. So, I want to invite you to join my Altered Book workshops I hold. There are MANY spots still open, so be sure to tell your friends and other bloggers. By the way, did I mention it is FREE? All you have to do is show up!! Right here on my blog, each Sunday night at 11 pm Central Daylight Time (see my right side bar for the time as it might relate to you). Now I feel better (grin).


I hope those of you who are taking my AB class will show up this week, so I can show my interpretation of the Design Principle "Unity." Unity was a difficult principle for me to explain, so I thought a few examples might help.


The easiest way to think of unity is through proximity and the easiest way to show that is to lump (or should I say group?) like objects together. The closer they are placed together, the better it is to see the pattern of unity.


There should be a visual link between the elements. A vertical visual link feels awkward and should be avoided.


Here, the eye has to jump from one image to the next, so there is no real visual link.


By including the road (although I do NOT draw well), you form a visual link and there is better unity. Still not perfect, but it shows how unity can be achieved.

I hope these examples of unity were helpful as you begin to make your pages for Lesson 5. Remember, you have until next Sunday at 11 pm (Kansas time, seen on my right sidebar) to post your examples of glue, gesso, tape, and any other adhesive you want to play with (Lesson 4).