Balance & Emphasis Vocab

Danitra Brown
Fash 21

1. visual weight- An element that denotes the relative

importance of an element in the design
2. Formal balance- When each
element on one side of the design
has a counterpart on the other

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onadvice/comments/15sej6/guide_under
standing_fit_and_proportion_in_an/

3. symmetry- A strict adherence to

the balance of elements on either
side of the median line

Spring 2015
Roberto
Cavalli
4. approximate symmetry- The same
distribution of elements on both sides of a
design, but with slight change

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-12-18-nicki-minaj-is-the-new-face-of
-roberto-cavalli-spring-2015-campaign

5. informal balance- When the elements

on either side of the imaginary vertical
line achieve equality in weight but with
variety in line shape value texture or
color

6. asymmetry- The feeling of equally

distributed weight due to decisions regarding
the elements of design but where the
arrangement is different on either side of the
median line

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/2013/07/16/iris-van-herp
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en-haute-couture/
ashion/question-634969/

7. Vertical balance- An approach

commonly utilized to determine
weight distribution in which an
imaginary horizontal line is drawn
down the center of a fashion and
each side examined for distribution

8. horizontal balance- An approach commonly utilized to

determine weight distribution in which an imaginary vertical
line is drawn down the center of a fashion and each sides
examined for distribution

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n-herpen/
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gh+fashion+portraits

9. radial balance- A system of

arrangement that occurs around a
central point

Ashi Studio Couture Spring

2015

http://www.fashionstylemag.com/2015/
fashion/ashi-studio-spring-2015-cout
ure/

10. emphasis- The location where the eye

first settles on the garment

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o.blogspot.com/2013_11_0
1_archive.html

Michelle Jank
2009

11. isolation- A shape that

stands by itself

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izm-v-kollekcii-on-aur
a-tout-vu-couture-sezo
na-vesna-leto-2014/

12. anomaly- A deviation

from the norm

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com/articles/garbage
_bag_fashions_suited
_high_fashion_runway
s_editorial_looks_26
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13. Contrast- When

two forces operate in
opposition causing a
significant difference

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e.wordpress.com/201
5/08/06/getting-hig
h-off-fashion/

14. repetition- The repeating of a design element when the same visual effect occurs over and over

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ine.blogspot.com/2015
/07/high-fashion-phot
ography-tips.html

15. radiation- A wheel-shaped form where emphasis begins

at the center and the eye moves outward along the radials
from the center

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ace-detail-an-elegant-artful-use-of-fa
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esign-yiqing-yin

16. concentricity- The

idea that a circular
shape draws the eye to
its center

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onisers.com/fash
ion-news/atelier
-versace-couture
-spring-summer-2
015-collection/
Atelier-Versace
Couture
Spring/Summer
2015
17. trapunto
quilting- Type of
quilting in which
design is outlined
and then stuffed
from the back of
the fabric to
achieve a raised or
embossed effect

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ilts.wordpress.com/tu