Proportion:

The Avengers poster has very clear signs of the Proportion design concept. The poster has the two most important characters of the movie front and center. Iron Man and Captain America are also much larger than all of the other characters on the poster. The characters size on the poster directly correlates to their significance in the movie. Some of the characters, like Rocket, are barely visible. Not because he isn’t a good character, but because he does not have as much impact on the movie outcome.

Balance:

A motorcycle is designed to be balanced in every aspect. Engineers spend years trying to perfect the geometry of motorcycle frames and suspension to make them even more balanced. The all of the suspension parts, foot pegs, handle bars, and frame are exactly symmetrical from left to right to make sure the bike is as perfectly balanced as it can be.

Rhythm:

This advertisement for an EDM show demonstrates the rhythm design concept with the foreground and the background. The foreground is an image of the Hampton Coliseum , which has repeated elements all across the top of the building. The lines in the background make your eyes go from the main title of the ad down to the bottom where the rest of the event information is. Overall, the design is a little noisy with too many elements. However, for an noisy EDM show it fits pretty well.

Dominance:

The design on the back of this hoodie that I have has a masked tiger dominating the whole design. My eye gets drawn specifically to the mask at first. Then I start to look at the details of the tiger body and all of the other symbols floating around it. It is hard to tell on the screen, but some of the parts of the design are embroidered to make them pop even more when seeing it.

Conclusion:

The design blitz was a fun way to think about the intention of different designs and the methods that are incorporated in every design. I was only able to find examples of proportion, balance, rhythm, and dominance, but these concepts and more are used everywhere you look. This assignment sparked my mind to even think about why things are designed the way they are.