Visual+Balance

=Visual Balance = As a basic principle of art and design, balance refers to the ways in which the elements (line, shape, color, texture, value) are arranged within the picture plane. Although there are many ways to explore balance within a design, there are only four types of visual balance;

Symmetrical Balance is an even placement of visual weight in the design. Asymmetrical Balance creates uneven spaces, a sense of imbalance making tension and a dynamic suggestion of visual movement. Asymmetrical balance refers to a psychological or "felt" balance. Space and shape don't need to be evenly dispersed on the page.  Radial Symmetry relates to images emitting from a point like spokes on a wheel or ripples from a pebble tossed into a pond.  Pattern relates to planned or random repetition of elements throughout the design.

Ways to achieve balance: See the resources below for the rule of thirds and the golden ratio 

Why is important? People like balance; we are creatures of symmetry and appreciate it in everything. A design is like a real world building: it needs to be balanced or it doesn’t work.

How to achieve it
[|Color]: Colors have weight (Red = Heavy, Yellow = Light) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|Shape]: Squares can be heavier than circles <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">[|Lines]: Thin vs. thick <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Size: larger=heavier <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Use elements to create stability or a sense of dynamic space.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.787px;">Notes
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Balance is vital. A design can be ruined by poor balance <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Balance should not be 50/50 in a boring mathematical sense. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Different elements should add up to balance.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.35px;">Resources **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">@https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/design-in-art-balance-and-contrast

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">Smashing Magazine <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">@http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/06/design-principles-compositional-balance-symmetry-asymmetry/

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">The Golden Ratio <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">@http://www.creativebloq.com/design/designers-guide-golden-ratio-12121546

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">The Rule of Thirds <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.5px;">@http://www.companyfolders.com/blog/rule-of-thirds-graphic-design