SYLLABUS 

• compositional rules; rule of thirds, grid and alignment 11 GEN reading gravity, form of content, 11 ATAR

VOCABULARY

• composition = something you make or compose

DETAILS

 1. Rule of Thirds

• place objects, but not in the middle
• put them to one side, or to the top or bottom
• Do this so you can direct the eye of the viewer. If an object is placed in the middle of the image, the eye has nowhere to go.
• Go to http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/2742/why-does-the-rule-of-thirds-work/ and look for the heading Why it Works.
• Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_%28visual_arts%29 and copy the image with 1/3s and place it into your study notes.

2. Grid and Alignment

• place objects onto a digital solution, considering placement via a grid 
• place objects onto a digital solution, lining up the parts in relation to grid
• in the picture below, the large eyes are placed onto the grid to help line up the eyes

3. Reading Gravity

• this is the expected direction that the eye moves when reading, top left to bottom right in a z shape
• place objects to help reading gravity, eg start text top left
• the red arrows below show the pathway that our eyes follow in order to locate words

4. Form of Content

• the shape of the expected content
• a list has a different shape and requires certain layout (see numbered list below)
• columns have an expected shape (see article below)
• a heading has an expected shape (see article below)

Image source: Social Media in Schools, 2010, Department of Education WA

FOR YOU TO DO

1. In future, apply the compositional rules principles to your digital compositions.
2. Create a document which shows the red squares which make up the 'rule of thirds'. (screen dump if necessary)
3. Create a second document which shows a grid and placement of smaller images according to the grid.
4. Upload these document to your eFolio.

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