Composition & Visual Design
4 terms
Gestalt Principles
Composition & Visual Design
A set of observations from perceptual psychology describing how the visual system groups separate elements into wholes.
Golden Ratio
Composition & Visual Design
ratio
The proportion of approximately 1:1.618 that has been used in art and architecture as a compositional division.
φ = (1 + √5) / 2 ≈ 1.618
Golden Spiral
Composition & Visual Design
A logarithmic spiral constructed from golden-ratio rectangles, sometimes overlaid on a frame as a compositional guide.
r = ae^(bθ)
Golden Triangle
Composition & Visual Design
A compositional grid formed by a diagonal across the frame and two perpendicular lines from the remaining corners.