Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Rhythm
- Visual Pathways
- variety in viewing process
- smooth, calm movements to jerky & from brief to extended
- Rhythm & Elements of Design
- Line, Shape, Form, Space, Texture, Light, Pattern, Color, Value
- colors contribute to rhythm when strong intensities catch the eye
- especially effective when viewed in spectrum or sequence
- Structural Expression of Rhythm
- need construction elements to turn flat piece of fabric into garment
- fabric type & pattern contribute to garment's rhythm
- Kinds of Rhythm
- Repition
- reinforces important design elements
- purpose: to move eye throughout the entire design
- Progression
- aka gradation
- = sequence of adjacent units that change in steps from one to the next
- Sequencing
- one unit follows another in a particular order
- lends itself to vertical or horizontal repeat of multicolored striping or embroidery
- Parallelism
- Utilizes equidistant units on the same plane
- Alternation
- striping features this rhythmic device
- = sequence of units that change back & forth
- Grid
- vertical & horizontal lines
- create tension that suggests stillness & formality
- Broken Rhythm
- rhythm works effectively even when broken
- interruption in pattern draws the eye to itself
- Transition
- used when an element's change is so subtle that it is difficult to notice
- but keeps the eye moving along the design
- All-Over Pattern
- eye automatically moves from motif to motif