Visual contrast︎︎︎
The book Visual Contrast deals with how to place things in the home aesthetically. Below are the contents. It's great to see how these terms can be applied to the composition of any art form:
Shape
Colour
Placement
Personality
Shape
- Scale: Small Vs. Big
- Dimension: 2D Vs. 3D
- Form: Organic Vs. Geometric
Colour
- Temperature: Cool Vs. Hot
- Tone: Light Vs. Dark
- Strength: Subtle Vs. Bright
- Contrast: Positive Vs. Negative
Placement
- Orientation: Horizontal Vs. Vertical
- Quantity: Single Vs. Multiple
- Order: Symmetrical Vs. Random
Personality
- Age: Contemporary Vs. Antique
- Attitude: Serious Vs. Playful
- Culture: Ethnic Vs. European