The document discusses various visual design elements including color, shape, framing, pattern, texture, scale, timing, contrast, boldness, and shadow. It poses questions about each element to analyze how they are used in photographs and artwork to convey meaning and direct the viewer's attention. Questions include how color is used, what shapes and framing techniques communicate, if patterns and textures are noticeable, how scale provides context, what details of timing and lighting reveal, where contrast draws the eye, and how shadows provide implication. The document aims to have the reader closely examine pictorial works and think critically about how formal components are applied.
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1. Color
1-How would this scene be different if it were in black and
white or in color ?
2-How do you think the artist has captured either saturated or
muted color?
3-what is the color attract you in this picture?
4- do you think all these color are different?
2. Shape
1-What feeling do you have when you look at this shape?
2-What is the photographer trying to communicate?
3-Does it remind you of something you care about or have
experienced?
3. Framing
1-What do you think the photographer choose to include or
exclude from this since in order to draw your attention to the
center of interest ?
2-In what waysdid the artist use framing in this image ?
3- What in the photograph helps frame the center of interest?
4. Pattern
1-Do you think this pattern is complex or not?
2-For each culture does these picture refer?
3-What are the main colors they use in their art?
4-How many time do you think it takes to do that?
5. Texture
1-Does the texture soft or rough?
2-Is the texture of object something you noticed right away,
or do you notice it after looking for a while? why?
3-Does that give any information?
6. Scale
1-what is the size of this ship? Can you image it ?
2-What is the picture about? What is the name of this ship?
3-Can you relate to anything in the picture?
4- What is the purpose of building this ship?
7. Timing
1-What are things in the picture?
2-What do the details tell us? What is their age ?
3- What do the shadows (or lack of) tell us about the weather
?
4-Where are people turning?
8. Contrast
1-What is the deferent between the man who is in the middle
and the other people?
2-Is he a foreign in this place? Why?
3-What is the tall man's expression ?
9. Bold
1-what is in the picture? Do you think it is important?
2-what kind of ipad one ,two or three?
3- Can you see the slot of charger?
4-How the width can give you detail?
10. Shadow
1-Why did the photographer include the tall shadow?
2-What the details might be outside the frame?
What is happening in the picture?
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