tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208110263746240322.post7807322548486918935..comments2023-06-02T13:06:18.543+01:00Comments on Ben J Hamilton Design & Misc: Nothing accidental: François MilletBen J Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428962542285623475noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208110263746240322.post-22496940630083263632010-02-13T22:50:47.285+00:002010-02-13T22:50:47.285+00:00Yes, you’re right. ‘Balance’ is completely the wro...Yes, you’re right. ‘Balance’ is completely the wrong word in retrospect. The Germans call graphic design ‘gestalt’ which, apparently, has quite a vague translation into English – some combination of structure, essence and tone. Either way, I suppose the main point is that each element on a page needs its reasons for being where it is. A grid would always sort this out but Tschichold, I think, wasBen J Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428962542285623475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208110263746240322.post-12315677447201486102010-02-13T20:39:47.483+00:002010-02-13T20:39:47.483+00:00I'm enjoying your closer examination of the la...I'm enjoying your closer examination of the layouts of paintings. Jan Tschichold's quote will be thought food. I have always though of balance in the opposite way; if you take something away, shouldn't the balance be thrown off, demonstrating the necessity of the element's weight within the composition? When I think about elements sitting in a more organized grid system, Nancy Kopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182089847374162385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208110263746240322.post-16945935584694379412010-02-04T18:51:49.116+00:002010-02-04T18:51:49.116+00:00! in all my art history survey courses, we always ...! in all my art history survey courses, we always talked about the golden spiral/golden rectangle. all of my design classes were based around it. <br /><br />i've always found it extremely interesting. very neat!<br /><br />also: read your comment, and good luck to you as well!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295639959822503904noreply@blogger.com