EDRD 1400 Lecture 7: Lecture 7

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 1400
• Professor: Shirley Hall

Document Summary

Proportion often used interchangeably with scale, subtle difference. Proportion relates to the general size of two objects without information regarding their actual sizes (or scales) While scale is more absolute, proportion is truly relative designer needs to understand the interactions between objects within a 3-dimensional space. Reinforces natural centrality by centre of field. Associating a circle with straight or angular forms or placing an element along circumference can induce in it an apparent rotary" motion. Signifies stability when resting on one of its sides.