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about-page-3In reality, the friend who always answers our calls, the barista who doubles as our therapist, and the co-worker who invited us out during our first crushingly lonely week in a new city can feel as much like our family as the clan we’re born into.

Balancing a composition involves arranging both positive elements and negative space in such a way that no one area of the design overpowers other areas. Everything works together and fits together in a seamless whole. The individual parts contribute to their sum but don’t try to become the sum.
An unbalanced composition can lead to tension. When a design is unbalanced, the individual elements dominate the whole and the composition becomes less than the sum of its parts. In some projects, unbalanced might be right for the message you’re trying to communicate, but generally you want balanced compositions.Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Balance is easy to understand in the physical world, because we experience it all the time. When something is unbalanced, it tends to fall over. You’ve probably been on a seesaw or a teeter-totter at some time in your life — you on one side and a friend on the other.

about-page-2The person on the left makes the If one of the people was much bigger, though, the balance would be thrown off.seesaw rotate counterclockwise, and the person on the right makes it rotate clockwise by an equal amount. The force of each person acts in a different direction, and their sum is zero. Just as in the physical world, visual balance is a good thing. It’s desirable in and of itself. An unbalanced composition can feel uncomfortable for the viewer. Look back at the second of the three seesaw images — it looks wrong because we can tell that the seesaw shouldn’t be in balance.

Visual weight is a measure of the visual interest of an element or area in a design. When a composition is visually balanced, every part of it holds some interest. The visual interest is balanced, which keeps viewers engaged with the design. Unbalanced composition can lead to tension. When a design is unbalanced, the individual elements dominate the whole and the composition becomes less than the sum of its parts. In some projects, unbalanced might be right for the message you’re trying to communicate, but generally you want balanced compositions.Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Balance is easy to understand in the physical world, because we experience it all the time. When something is unbalanced, it tends to fall over.

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The person on the left makes the If one of the people was much bigger, though, the balance would be thrown off.seesaw rotate counterclockwise, and the person on the right makes it rotate clockwise by an equal amount. The force of each person acts in a different direction, and their sum is zero. Just as in the physical world, visual balance is a good thing. It’s desirable in and of itself. An unbalanced composition can feel uncomfortable for the viewer. Look back at the second of the three seesaw images — it looks wrong because we can tell that the seesaw shouldn’t be in balance. Without visual balance, viewers might not see all areas of the design. They probably won’t spend any time in areas with less visual weight or interest. Any information in those areas could easily go unnoticed.

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You would balance a design visually because you want to balance the points of interest in your composition, so that viewers spend time with all of the information you want to convey.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
– Thomas Merton

Balance is easy to understand in the physical world, because we experience it all the time. When something is unbalanced, it tends to fall over. You’ve probably been on a seesaw or a teeter-totter at some time in your life — you on one side and a friend on the other. Assuming you were both about the same size, you were able to easily balance on the seesaw. The following image appears to be in balance, with two equally sized people equally distant from the fulcrum on which the seesaw balances.

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Here’s a fun one. In celebration of the 50th ann Here’s a fun one. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the @vangoghmuseum in #Amsterdam, The #Pokémon Company International has announced a special “Pokémon x Van Gogh” art collaboration, allowing Trainers to experience their favorite Pokémon in a whole new way, including a variety of Pokémon-themed activities at the museum and online. 
The “Pokémon x Van Gogh” collaboration will feature six specially created paintings by artists from The Pokémon Company inspired by some of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous works. With a Pokémon Adventure activity at the museum, online learning materials, and drawing activities via guided video, the collaboration invites Pokémon fans and aspiring artists alike to celebrate the works of Vincent van Gogh. 
The exhibit will run from Sept. 28, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024.
#vangogh #vangoghmuseum #vangoghart #pokemonart #pokemonartwork
Happy to stumble across this Etheridge Knight mura Happy to stumble across this Etheridge Knight mural on a recent trip to @visitindy. 
Knight was born in Mississippi, injured in Korean War, spent 8 years in prison on a robbery arrest in Indiana, and reformed himself through poetry on the inside. He would go on to receive a Pulitzer Prize.
LOVE this painting by Lawerence Paul Yuxweluptun ( LOVE this painting by Lawerence Paul Yuxweluptun (Coast Salish / Okanagan), ‘Portrait of a Residential School Child,’ (2005) at @eiteljorgmuseum in the museum’s fabulous new Native arts gallery.
I was just looking at a photo of residential school kids from the 1890s, all lined up, hair shaved, made to look the same, culture and heritage stripped away. America and the Catholics practiced a cultural and literal genocide on Native people through the boarding schools. They took away the kids’ color, their vibrance, their individuality and indigineity, this painting gives them back.
Here’s a fantastic fallish painting by #francois Here’s a fantastic fallish painting by #francoisegilot from the @nyhistory, ‘Ginko Trees in Central Park,’ (2002-04). 
#centralpark #ginko #ginkotree #yellow #fall #fallvibes🍁
What a treat stopping by @historycolorado in @visi What a treat stopping by @historycolorado in @visitdenver to see @virgilortiz “Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + Gliders,” his latest exhibition of Indigenous futurism drawing inspiration from the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the FIRST American Revolution.
Virgil’s remarkable large scale ceramics, costume designs, photographs and video are paired with an ancestral and traditional Cochiti and Pueblo pottery demonstrating how he carries on a millennia’s old tradition.
#pueblo #indigenous #indigenousfuturism #madeinnativeamerica® #virgilortiz #denver #cochitipueblo #pottery #costume #scifi #scifiart
Wonderful introduction to @tincupwhiskey this week Wonderful introduction to @tincupwhiskey this week in Breckenridge. 
Tin Cup is a #Colorado company using Eldorado Springs, CO water in its #bourbon and #whiskey. Eldorado Springs was recently judged to have the 2nd best tasting water in the world and best in US.
Tin Cup has partnered with @colorado14ersinitiative, a non profit working to protect fragile alpine ecosystems across the state by keeping hikers on trails, safeguarding decades, sometimes centuries and millennia, of soil deposits and plant growth. 
Tin Cup shares CFI’s passion for sustainable trails and has named its 14-year bourbon this year after Quandry Peak, the state’s busiest 14er for foot traffic. CFI assists on trail maintenance and restoration and education to keep hikers on the trail.
#14er #14ersofcolorado #14ers #quandrypeak
The GORGEOUS entryway to @bottleworkshotel in @bot The GORGEOUS entryway to @bottleworkshotel in @bottleworksindy! Love the art deco detail and ornamentation of this former Coca-Cola bottling factory renovated and repurposed in the past 2 years.
I had the good fortune of staying here on my recent trip to @visitindy and would encourage you to do the same. All kinds of hip restaurants and go-out places in the area, fun duck pin bowling place across the street, blocks from downtown.
Naptown no more, #indianapolis continues to be one of my favorite places to visit.
Happy #caturday from Rex Clawson, ‘Cat with Flow Happy #caturday from Rex Clawson, ‘Cat with Flowers Still Life,’ (1982) at @highmuseumofart.
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