Rhythm• Jasmine Rutherford• Simone DaSilva

Project 3: Principles of Organization2D Design | Prof. Jacques | Spring 2014

Intro to Rhythm - Rhythm is a principle of art that refers to a regular repetition of art to reproduce the feeling of movement. It is a visual tempo or beat.

These are the characteristics that make up rhythm:• Alternating Rhythm• Progressive Rhythm• Linear Rhythm• Repetition• Alternation

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Alternating Rhythm• Alternating Rhythm consists of successive patterns in which

the same elements reappear in a regular order. An example of this alternating theme can be seen in the columns of a classic Greek temple.

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Progressive Rhythm• Progressive Rhythm is produced through the

repetition of a shape that changes, generating a pattern. It is accomplished using variations of the size of a shape, through its color, value, and/or texture.

Linear Rhythm• Linear rhythm refers to the characteristic flow of the

individual line. Linear rhythm is not as dependent on pattern, but is more dependent on timed movement of the viewer's eye.

Repetition• Repetition involves the use of patterning to achieve timed

movement and a visual "beat". This repetition may be a clear repetition of elements in a composition, or it may be a more subtle kind of repetition that can be observed in the underlying structure of the image. Recurrence of elements.

Alternation• Alternation is a specific instance of

patterning in which a sequence of repeating motifs is presented in turn; (short/long; fat/thin; round/square; dark/light)

Review

• Alternating Rhythm consists of patterns in which the same elements reappear in a regular order.

• Progressive Rhythm is accomplished using variations of the size of a shape, through its color, value, and/or texture.

• Linear rhythm refers to the characteristic flow of the individual line.• Repetition involves the Recurrence of elements.• Alternation is a specific instance of patterning in which a sequence of

repeating motifs is presented in turn.

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References

• Google• Rhythm & Repetition -

http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/sgrais/RhythmRepetition.htm

• Design in art- repetition, pattern and rhythm -http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/design-in-art-repetition-pattern-and-rhythm

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