An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design Quotes

“Dissimilarity is central to creating variety.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“Dissimilarity is central to creating variety.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“As visual observers, we are drawn to points in our environment, whether a pinpoint of light in the dark or the point where the hand of a clock intersects the circle of numbers on its face.
Points serve to lead the viewer’s eye around the composition as they involuntarily focus on beginnings and endings, and moments of convergence or intersection.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“As visual observers, we are drawn to points in our environment, whether a pinpoint of light in the dark or the point where the hand of a clock intersects the circle of numbers on its face. Points serve to lead the viewer’s eye around the composition as they involuntarily focus on beginnings and endings, and moments of convergence or intersection.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“We navigate the world largely by recognizing the edges or boundaries between objects which brings shape into the realm of the tangible, connecting it strongly to our sense of physicality and touch.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“Form can be a powerful way to invoke the viewer’s tactile memory and mirror our experience of the physical world despite the limitations of two-dimensional images.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“When carefully selected for effect, elements and principles can work together to create powerful compositions that communicate with the viewer in ways that go beyond what content alone can accomplish.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design

“When used in combination with the elements, the organizing principles of art and design allow for the infinite combinations that we see when we walk through a museum, read a magazine, or play a video game. These compositions create more than just an image, they can dictate a viewer’s experience of that image.”
― Joshua Field, An Illustrated Field Guide to the Elements and Principles of Art + Design