Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
The amount of color that can be perceived—and its intensity and value—are all affec-
ted by volume. The orange of the narrow line appears darker and less intense against
the white field of the page than either the thicker line or the larger square. The oppos-
ite is true when the same elements cross over a dark field.
The result of color's appearance at different planar locations can have a tremendous impact on the
perceived depth of forms in space and, consequently, on the order in which each form presents it-
self: the visual hierarchy. In this study, each form element—regardless of size or arrangement—is
made to register in the foreground, then the middle ground, and then the background of the com-
position, merely by alternating the element to which each color is applied. The effect becomes
even more dramatic when the background also participates in the color swap.
