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Job No:11-22360 Title:RP-Language of Graphic Design
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to balance one another around an axis or
pivot point. This can be best visualized as
a literal balance scale that represents visual
weights in a two-dimensional composition.
For example, it is possible to balance a
heavy weight with a group of lighter weights
on equal sides of a pivot point. In a visual
composition, this might be a cluster of small
elements balanced by a larger one. It is also
possible to imagine compositional elements
of equal weight but different mass (such as
a large mass of feathers versus a ...