Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
THE CLUSTER OF DOTS
creates a kind of undulating mass. The outer contour of the cluster is
very active, with differing proximity and tension to the format edges. The initial “
b
” offers a com-
plement to the cluster and contrast in scale. The compositional logic is clear and decisive.
Leonardo Sonnoli
Italy
The Line
A line's essential character is one of connection; it unites areas within a
composition. This connection may be invisible, defined by the pulling effect on space
between two dots, or it may take on visible form as a concrete object, traveling back and
forth between a starting point and an ending point. Unlike a dot, therefore, the quality
of linearity is one of movement and direction; a line is inherently dynamic, rather than
static. The line might appear to start somewhere and continue indefinitely, or it might
travel a finite distance. While dots create points of focus, lines perform other functions;
they may separate spaces, join spaces or objects, create protective barriers, enclose or
constrain, or intersect. Changing the size—the thickness—of a line relative to its length
has a much greater impact on its quality as a line than does changing the size of a dot. As
