Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
The idea of formal beauty is highly subjective. Both these images can be considered beautiful,
despite the fact that one is sensuous and “clean” and that the other is aggressive and “dirty.”
Seeing Form and Space
Categories of Form
Putting Stuff Into Space
Compositional Strategies
A Foundation for Meaning
First Things First
All graphic design—all image making, regardless of medium or in-
tent—centers on manipulating form. It's a question of making stuff to look at and organ-
izing it so that it looks good and helps people understand not just what they're seeing,
but what seeing it means for them. “Form” is that stuff: shapes, lines, textures, words,
