Priciple of 2D Design

This chapter gave a pretty thorough breakdown of the many elements that go into creating a cohesive and effective design. Perhaps the most effective cause of this being the many images Stewart chose to accompany the text. For the most part her choice of images matched very well with the particular design aspect she was discussing, but i admit that it was far easier/enjoyable to read those sections that were accompanied with or on the same page as pieces of art that i was attracted to. I found myself skimming over some of the text in an effort to see quickly get to the sections that had examples of art that was more to my liking. The part about the basics of Gestalt Theory was the most interesting. Like someone else mentioned i too found myself testing the theory and noticed that, unless i made a deliberate effort not to, i did indeed view most images as a whole before focusing on the finer details. In short, the chapter did talk about alot of things that i already knew but it also had a hand full of interesting details that were worth while. (the pictures help too)