# balance _building template for concept pages_ ### introduction the distribution of elements in a specific artwork or design. experience of balance in humans through walking, riding see-saw, etc. group content and create a sense of balance through the use of different visual principles such as organizing by visual weight or color or using positive/negative shape interaction. use of dominant lines and shapes to create balance in composition. ### examples - leonardo da vinci's vitruvian man (aka the guy doing jumping jacks) - teeter-totter see-saw --- ### forms of balance/symmetry - symmetry (reflective or bi-lateral) also implied symmetry - asymmetry - radial or rotational symmetry - mosaic or crystallographic or translational symmetry - off-balance or no-balance (intentionally imbalanced to create sense of disruption or unease. differs from asymmetry which can still be harmonious and feel balanced) --- ### references - https://simplified.co/blog/design/balance-in-graphic-design/