RHYTHM

VISUAL VOCAB
Danitra Brown

1.) Rhythm- the movement of the eye from

the point of contact throughout the rest
of the design or a recurrence of
movement
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2.) Repetition- The repeating of a design

element when the same visual effect
occurs over and over

http://
www.funis2cool.com/cool/ligh-animated-dre
sses-and-costumes.html

3.) Progression- A sequence of adjacent

units that change in steps from one to
the next also called gradation
http://
madisonavespy.blogspot.com/201
1_09_01_archive.html

4.) Sequencing- An arrangement where

one unit follows another in particular
order
https://www.pinterest.com/rosina
_digi/elements-and-principles-of
-design
/

5.) Parallelism- An element which utilizes equidistant units on the same plane
https://soleshoeboutique.wordpress.
com/2013/05/15/the-history-of-the-s
tripes-in-fashion
/

6.) Alternation- A sequence of two units

that change back and forth
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rment-Outfits-Plaid-Shirt-Bow
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7.) the grid- Another arrangement that

implements rhythm
https://www.pinterest.com/cldunsmo
re0215/rhythm
/

8.) broken rhythm- The term for

what happens when a pattern is
interrupted
http://
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/
28/fashion-rules-to-break_n_560
7042.html

9.) transition- When an elements change is

so subtle that it is difficult to notice but
nevertheless keeps the eye moving
along the design

http://
www.aliexpress.com/cp/wi
nter-transition-online-s
hopping.html

10.) all-over pattern- A pattern in which the viewers eye moves from motif to mo

http://www.firelabelbespoke.c
o.uk/portfolio-items/close-re
peat-pattern-printed-garmentusing-sublimation
/

11.) Radiation- A wheel shaped form where

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

http://thefashionfoot.com/2014/
02/10/designer-spotlight-iris-v
an-herpen
/

12.) gradation- A sequence of adjacent

units that change in steps from one to
the next also called progression
See #3

Iris Van Herpen

13.) visual pathway-

14.) movement- Another term for rhythm

http://
www.purushu.com/2010/
08/elements-of-design
-in-fashion.html