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Asymmetrical Order
An arrangement configuration in which visual weight is distributed unevenly but equilibrium is still achieved - the primary organisational mode of modern and contemporary design.
“Asymmetrical order is the defining characteristic of most modern design - it distributes material unevenly while still achieving equilibrium, requiring a more developed eye than symmetrical work.”
Asymmetrical order is the primary classificatory category for modern and contemporary design. Material is distributed unevenly and off-centre; each side of the central axis is dissimilar, but visual weight is in balance. There is no attempt to balance elements on one side with the same elements on the other. Asymmetry is a defining characteristic of most modern designs and requires a more developed eye than symmetrical work. Modern arrangements characterised by asymmetrical order do not rely heavily on a radial arrangement of lines. Sources: Pampling (100, 200, 350), Lersch (300).
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