Some Principles of Design

Balance

SYMMETRICAL

1. This piece with the windows and cabinets alike, creates symmetrical balance - decor excluded.
2. The way the bed is made is symmetrical balance. This is done on purpose.
3. The structure here is symmetrical balance with the design placement of the windows.
4. The planters and bulldogs on either side of the door create symmetrical balance.

ASYMMETRICAL

1. The lamp and the tall-back chair create an asymmetrical balance.
2. The decor on these shelves are not the same, however appear balanced.
3. The structure of this hosier is asymmetrical yet has a sense of balance visually.
4. The picture placement and lamp are not symmetrical but create a balance. 

RADIAL

1. The plates in a stack are a form of radial balance.
2. The dining light fixture has elements around a focal point.
3. This awesome sign has the words in a radial balanced position.
4. The concrete man hole as elements around a center point that are balanced.

Emphasis

COLOR

1. Here, the emphasis is the pop of pink on the otherwise dull table. The eye is drawn to the pink.
2. The teal drawer is the focus of this image.

SHAPE

3. The diamond shapes at the top of this mirror catch the eye and elongate the mirror.
4. The oval mirror is the focus of the picture and the eye travels after.

SCALE

5. The over-sized headboard is the focus of this image.
6. The bench here has a large back that is the emphasis.

Repetition & Rhythm 

1. The tiles form circles that are repeated in this floor.
2. The columns repeat in this image creating repetition.
3. The booths here repeat throughout the restaurant.
4. The lines repeat in this photo obviously creating repetition.

5. The pattern in the pillow repeats throughout creating movement.
6. The ceiling tiles repeat multiple times creating repetition.

Movement

1. The repetition of the windows create a movement to the left.
2. The lines down this walkway create a movement down the hall.
3. The curved wooden  walls create movement down this hallway.
4. The birds in this art piece are an absolute creator of movement.

--dm