April 2011
Beginner
288 pages
13h 45m
English
Content preview from The Language of Graphic Design
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“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are
stronger in the contrast.”
Charles DiCkens (1812–1870), British, Author
contrast
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con·trast \’kän- trast\ n
1 a: juxtaposition of dissimilar
elements (as color, tone, or emotion)
in a work of art
Contrast is a visual prin-
ciple that fundamentally
provides the eye with
a noticeable difference
between two things or objects—large and small, red and green,
light and dark, or hot and cold. ...
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