Balance

1. How is visual weight different than physical weight?
   
   Visual weight refers to the relative importance of a visual element within a design.
   
   
2. What happens to objects when they get close to the edges of a composition?
   
   They start to lose value as they move away towards the edges of a composition.
   
   
3. Why are human beings more comfortable with balanced compositions?
   
   We like to see symetry throughout a composition.
   
   
4. What happens when there is imbalance?
   
   most times it can turn out bad but there are times when imbalance is necessary.
   
   
5. Is there a place for purposeful imbalance? Give some examples.
   
   Yes. It gives the viewer a different more abstract perspective of an environment. Sometimes a chaotic theme calls for imbalance just like the image in the book "Barbeque".
   
   
6. Why is symmetrical balance so popular in architecture?
   
   Because of structual purposes. You don't want a building looking like it's about to fall over.
   
   
7. Can different types of balance be used in a single composition?
   
   Sure
   
   
8. How many ways are there to achieve asymmetrical balance? Name them.
   
   There are 3. Quite stable, very dynamic, nearly chaotic
   
9. Is radial balance always symmetrical? Why or why not?
   
   No not necessarily. the image may have different sides to them which would not create symetry.