
(F39)_Job:12-40337 Title:RP-Design Elements 2nd Edition
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form and space
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CATEGORIES OF FORM
A plane surface will be more or less
definable as a dot, depending on
the volume of space surrounding it.
The plane’s angular shape in the first
example is unimportant because its
shape is overwhelmed by the larger
space and, thus, it remains a dot.
In the second example, the form’s
increase in size causes its shape to
become more important and, thus,
is no longer simply a dot.
As a dot increases in size, its
outer contour becomes noticeable
as an important aspect of its form;
eventually ...