Symmetry

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Symmetry
A Property of Visual Equivalence Among Elements
in a Form
Mirror Line
Reflection
Rotation
Translation
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Symmetry
Simple vs. Complex
Use simple symmetrical forms when recognition and
recall are important
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Symmetry
Simple vs. Complex
Use more complex combinations of the different
types of symmetry when aesthetics and
interestingness are important
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Symmetry
Links
A Treatise on the Aesthetics of
Symmetry http//home.earthlink.net/jdc24/symmetr
y.htm
Design Notes Balance and Symmetry http//daphne.
palomar.edu/design/bsymm.html
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Self Similarity
Related Principle
A property in which a form is made up of parts
similar to the whole or to one another
Fractals - Flaming Brot
M.C. Escher Smaller and Smaller
Photomosaics The Shining