Final compositions

Tension: “too subtle”, “make slit smaller to emphazise shift”

Comfort: “too simple”, “place in center”

Order: “put more square in” “make more dramatic”

Playful: “read as cluster” “is not a square”

Cluster: “Add more squares”

Pre-critique compositions

Tension: The juxtaposition between the size of the focus areas creates a visual draw between the two. In addition there is a literal tension of thinking of each of the squares as boxes leaning over, which creates a very mental image if tension.

Order: Each square is decreased by .2 inches. The second series by 1/3. Thus the visual decrease allows one’s eyes to understand the mathimatical order that went into the composition.

Playful: The manner in which the composition pleases the eye by making it look in the center than outwards, presents itself playfully.

Comfort: The placement at the center and the draw into the center does not play with the eye, thus it is comforting.

Cluster: The non regularity in size and orientation does not allow the viewer to have any understanding of the composition thus it is clustered.

Sketching squares

My second attempt at this allowed me to create a simple pallet to achieve the 5 methods
This was my first attempt at it, before I realized we could only use squares. Using different types of typography and layout I attempted to achieve visual effects of Playfulness, Tension, Comfort, Congestion, and Order