Balance and Emphasis Visual Vocabulary

SOME/THINGS S/TUDIO
1. Visual Weight- An element
that denotes the relative
importance of an element in the
design

Fall/Winter
2014-15
by Matteo
Carcelli |

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2.Formal BalanceWhen each element

on one side of the
design has a
counterpart on the
other.

Gazzarrini Fall
Winter 20122013

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White dress with
interlocking structure &
elegant symmetry

3. Symmetry- A strict
adherence to the balance of
elements on either side of
the median line.

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London Fashion Week

Autumn/Winter
2014/2015
4. Approximate Symmetry-The
same distribution of elements on
both sides of a design, but with a
slight change.

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5. Informal Balance- When the
elements on either side of the
imaginary vertical line achieve equality
in weight but variety in line, shape,
value, texture, or color.

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. Fashion Brand
VERSACE
Autumn/Winter 2014-15

6. Asymmetry- The feeling of

equally distributed weight due to
decisions regarding the elements of
design, but where the arrangement
is different on either side of the
median line.

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7. Vertical Balance- An approach
commonly utilized to determine weight
distribution in which an imaginary
horizontal line is drawn down the center of
a fashion and each side examined for
distribution.

Marcel Ostertag
Show - MercedesBenz Fashion Week
Autumn/Winter
2014/15

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Top10Trends

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8. Horizontal Balance- An approach

commonly utilized to determine weight
distribution in which an imaginary
vertical line is drawn down the center
of a fashion and each side examined for
distribution

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Radial Balance
9. Radial Balance- A
system of arrangement
that occurs around a
central point.

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Bridal Collection at
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10. Emphasis-The
location where the
eye first settles on the
garment.

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Pattern Trend Report
Autumn/Winter 2014/15
11. Isolation- A
shape that stands by
itself.

Half-Persian,
Half-German, and
Barcelona-Based, Boris
Bidjan

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12. Anomaly- A deviation from the

norm.

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ANNE GORKE's
Spring/Summer 2014
collection explores contrast

13. Contrast- When two

forces operate in opposition,
causing a significant
difference or the amount of
difference between values.

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14. Repetition- The

repeating of a design element
when the same visual effect
occurs over and over.
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Renato Balestra F/W 2014-15 Italian Haute
Couture collection
15. Radiation- A wheelshaped form where
emphasis begins at the
center and the eye moves
outward, along the radials
from the center.

16. ConcentricityThe idea that a

circular shape draws
the eye to its center.
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Catwalks Photos, Kenzo Autumn

Winter, Fall 2014,

PFW Paris
Fashion Week
Wedding Gown
Zuhair Murad
Fall 2014
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17. Trapunto QuiltingType of quilting in which

design is outlined and then
stuffed from the back of the
fabric to achieve a raised or
embossed effect.
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