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Design Ingredients: Asymmetrical Balance

March 17, 2021 in Design Basics

While nearly all designs will need to be well balanced, Asymmetrical Balance can be used to unify disparate visual elements. However, attempting to balance dissimilar items in a single layout will require complex considerations and subtle factors. Elements such as color, position, and texture all have their own visual weight.


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This 2020 Korean book cover about stray cats clearly typifies BALANCE BY VALUE AND COLOR.

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BALANCE BY POSITION AND EYE DIRECTION from Wes Anderson's Rushmore. Anderson isn't just a pro of symmetrical balance.

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Two consecutive panels by composition royalty Jaime Hernandez that both are asymmetrically balanced. Notably he uses BALANCE BY TEXTURE in the second panel.

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