Emphasis

Here are some examples that show how designers use the principles of emphasis in their composition.

I'll label one principle used in the example, but see if you can pick out other principles employed by the designer.

The content of these examples relate to the Bauhaus, a school in Germany from 1919-1933 that has had a profound influence on modern design, art, architecture, and photography.

Contrast in Size

Designer: Muriel Cooper, 196

 

Contrast in placement

Contrast in color

 Isolation

Contrast in color
 Designer: Herbert Bayer

  Contrast in size
 Designer: Herbert Bayer

 

Contrast in size

Moholy-Nagy 1929