Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Balance
- Basics of Balance
- = sense of evenly distributed weight, which causes an overall feeling of stability
- weight: perceived visually
- Horizontal Balance
- Informal Balance
- Vertical Balance
- Formal Balance
- goal: for the top of the garment to match the bottom
- Types of Balance
- Symmetrical
- strict adherence to elements on either side of the median line
Anmerkungen:
- shape, size, line, value, texture, color, arrangement
- Different Approaches
- repetition
- dominant centerpiece, with smaller parts on either side
- mirror image
- Asymmetrical
- response to the boredom of symmetry
- aka occult (hidden balance)
- can dictate fashion trend
- still gives feeling of equally distributed weight
- Radial
- = symmetry of arrangement that occurs around a central point
- Balance for all-over pattern
- Approximate Symmetry
- slight differences in arrangements make designs more dynamic
- Hubert de Givenchy
- known for refined, simple styles, elegant fabrics, and bold colors
- used shape and pattern to define symmetry
- inspired Marchesa to do similar design in asymmetrical form
- but simple symmetry is more economical