Four Design Principals

The Bible from Ethiopia was very interesting to look through.  The front cover has a basic border repeated in a smaller similar version four times.  The borders draw your eyes into the center decoration of a cross.  The pictures that were used throughout the book were very simple but the colors and lines used make a bold statement.   Even though the author used all four principals I feel as though the author relied heavily on the contrast and repetition of his color choices and the repetition of shapes and pictures throughout the manuscript. 

The following are examples used throughout the manuscript that illustrate the four design principals.

Contrast

The author created interest in this book by making sure that the different items on the page were completely different.  There is writing on some of the pages but the decoration that surrounds the wording is bold and in color.

Repetition

The colors, shapes, and pictures were used throughout the manuscript.

Alignment

The alignment is the same on all pictures.   All of the pages had text followed the same rules with margins and size.

 

Proximity

The author kept the visual elements on each page between 3-5.  The information is placed in a way that is organized and easy to follow.