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Harmony in visual design means all divisions of the visual image relate to and go together each other with theme, for example, through organization of images, selection of monochromatic or comparable color, recurrence of related shapes or patterns and equality of space between objects. In harmonious picture, the elements are in agreement with one another and show particular similarity. Harmony can be accomplished with two or more sub-principles such as unity and variety. Harmonious layouts create tranquility ambience. A layout can contain harmony of shape, tone, colour, and treatment.
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Online Examples
The Peaceable Kingdom, http://www.worcesterart.org/Collection/American/1934.65.html The main color of this piece of art is mixed-brown, which is earth tone and create moderate and calm atmosphere. The shape of all objects including a girl in this picture is round and well-balanced look very healthy and calm. Still
Life with Three Puppies, (1888) http://www.metmuseum.org/special/gauguin_ny/16.L.htm The colour of background and the objects this artwork is contrast especially in brightness. The colours used in the picture are mainly mixed secondary hue. The number (three puppies and three glasses) and the arrangement of the objects put some regulations to the scene. |
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Bibliography: Faber Birren (1963). Color; a Survey in Words and Pictures. University Books, Inc., New Hyde Park, New York.
Design Perspectives, unity and Variety.
The Psychology of fabric Typography
& Page Layout, principle of Design
Visual design of web Pages |
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The
American flag consists of two primary astral hues; red and blue,
and one harmonious blending of all colors; white. Red is the
physical phase for mentality, indicating health, vigor, friendship
and love. Blue is the religious or spiritual phase. White transcends
all other lights and signifies the perfect degree of spiritual
attainment and development. Here the color White alleviates
the conflict between the two primary colors and deliver perfect
calmness. The American flag has perfect symbolic harmony underneath
the design. Fifty states unite as on nation while each state
keeps its own identity. 
The
texture of the stump and the rocks in this picture is rugged
and feel rough to the touch. The main colour of the picture
is Beige, which delivers calm, stress-reducing, earthy, natural,
kind, non-assertive, and passive atmosphere. The off-white color
of the top part of the stump gives little emphasis without agitating
eyesight. The texture and color of objects in this picture deliver
somewhat melancholy and bleak like late Fall but work together
well.
The
color of the coffee is dark-brown. The cup set is mingled colour
of dark brown, light brown and dull yellow which is intellectual
and spiritual and clear thinking. The colour of the coffee cream
is vanilla. The colour of these three elements complements each
other in accordance. Also the coffee cream diffuses and melts
smoothly in coffee creates perfect harmony.
The
white fountain water sprouts out from the light blue pond. The
shape of motion of the each fountain water creates parabola
and little froth line of water edge moves along with main body
of the water in accord.
The
two colour of the candy are orange and vanilla which are congruent
to each other and clearly tells the taste (orange & vanilla)
of the product (candy). The swirl or pinwheel pattern of the
candy face implies that this candy must mellifluously melts
on your tongue.
The
analogous colour and the unified pattern of the wall create
consistency and variety at the same time. Every horizontal,
vertical, and diagonal line drawn on the wall and the pillar
is straight but doesn't make any sharp angle or criss-cross.
They seem running according to harmonious rule. The picture
doesn't give constraint feeling even though there is no smooth
lines or round patterns.
The
sphere shape of the salt and the peppershaker have round holes
on their top. The similar pattern of the sphere and round seems
more cohesive and puts slight variety for their difference in
number of the holes.
The
white and black keys of music instrument imply imaginary or
symbolic harmony. The color of the key contrasts each other
but create beautiful sound if it plays with rules in music notes.
They are co-workers.
The
color of the each rock on the wall is different from each other
but all of them are analogous; earth tone. The arrangement of
the rocks is consistent horizontally and vertically. This well-balanced
face of the wall supports the tile-roof. The colour of some
of the rocks on the wall match to the colour of the tile creates
harmony.
The
material of the streetlight, bench, and the trashcan is iron.
The light milk tone of the light bulb alleviates the shiny dark
green of these three objects. Overall they seem harmonious with
their natural background, which mainly consists of green color.
The strip pattern of the bench and the trash can bring harmony,
too.
The
size of the spool in this thread organizer is same. Every thread
is assorted according to its hue category. Many of these are
saturated secondary, pastel color threads which are easily compatible
each other.
The
streetlight stands straight and open its arms to make the street
bright and secure. The two arms draw like wings of a flying
bird. The shape of the arms well matches to the sky. It feels
soaring while the end of its arms slightly down to embrace the
street.