Works Cited
Design Basics, Lauer, David A., and Stephen Pentak. "Chapter 7 Line." N.p., n.d. Web.
As quoted above, "Line is capable of infinite variety." As artists, designers, and human beings, we use and see lines, everywhere. They show emotion, movement, stability, and form. In my quest for a learned skill, and knowledge; I've learned "line(s)" are whatever we make of them. Whether they be straight, curved, jagged, bold, wispy or implied; lines create the world.
Lines can set objects in motion. As the viewer of the lines we "feel" the tree moving in the wind; we see the action of the ball moving through the air, with the kicker
immortalized in the photo with the outstretched leg.
immortalized in the photo with the outstretched leg.
What message are you trying to get across? What type of movement are you suggesting? What is you want the viewer to feel, see, and think as they look at your "LINE"? Or, lack there of?
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Lost & Found Lines:
Lost and found lines put more emphasis on color and value, than the line itself. Now you see it; Now you don't.
Cited
Gil, Stephanie A. 2012 Photo
Implied Lines:
Created by positioning a series of points, that our eye connects.
Cited-
http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/09/dzn_Thin-Black-Lines-by-Nendo-6.gif
Photographs are by Masayuki Hayashi
Phillips de Pury & Company at Saatchi Gallery
Explicit Lines:
Line becomes important when the contours are sharply defined, and the viewer's eye is drawn to the edges of the various shapes.
Cited-
http://www.josdesigning.com/form-follows-function-sofa-by-daan-mulder/form-follows-function-sofa-01-furniture-design
Form-Follows-Function-Sofa-05-Furniture-Design by Daan Mulder 2011
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