Project 17

 Positioning a point

The brief for this project states that it is similar to project 7, and in fact, I think it is so similar, there would not be too much gained from inserting the same photos and verbiage again, when I can simply refer back to 7.

I have done more research on points and positioning of points and found a number of resources that have made things a little clearer.

The first is from here http://www.digital-web.com/articles/elements_of_design/

it says

“A point is an element that has position, but no extension. It is a single mark in space with a precise, but limited, location. Alone it can provide a powerful relation between negative and positive space, but when grouped with other points the Gestalt grouping principal of closure tends to kick in and the brain compulsively connects the points together. Line or form is a natural result of multiple points in space.”

The second is from http://www.educ.kent.edu/community/vlo/design/elements/point/index.html

This one says the following:

The point serves as the focus of a visual, highlighting or drawing attention to important information.

Several points in combination may represent a more complicated object or idea. For example, constellations can be thought of as points in the sky representing the figure we "see."

A series of points can attract attention, especially as they move closer together.

I also thought the “Gestalt” principle could do with a little more examination. Without going into the whole, “Gestalt”, is a German word meaning “shape” or “form”, and the principle is that tend to perceive a shape or form from a series of individual objects. So rather than seeing the individual objects, our eyes attempt to group them into a scene.