The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as paintings, photographs and designs.[1] The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.[2] Proponents of the technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centering the subject would
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Got it. I remember that as it applies to photos.
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Also, as an aside:
If you're planting flowers or shrubs, odd numbers are more visually pleasing than even numbers.
Weird that - the eye/brain wishes not for synchronicity to make things appear interesting. We're drawn to oddness.
If you're planting flowers or shrubs, odd numbers are more visually pleasing than even numbers.
Weird that - the eye/brain wishes not for synchronicity to make things appear interesting. We're drawn to oddness.
“Integrity has no need of rules.”
-Albert Camus
-Albert Camus
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That is an interesting point. Random appearance is probably also pleasing in certain ways.
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Call your landscaping company something like 'Odd Jobs'.
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"Oddities and Quirkiness"
So we see patterns, but we're drawn to the irregularities.
...and in seeing the irregularities we want to explain it in terms of patterns.
So we see patterns, but we're drawn to the irregularities.
...and in seeing the irregularities we want to explain it in terms of patterns.
“Integrity has no need of rules.”
-Albert Camus
-Albert Camus
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And nature gives us Mandelbrot
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...you speak the language of math, Pigeon.
In your language, at best, I can only stutter and listen in awe to the beauty I hear, without understanding a single word.
In your language, at best, I can only stutter and listen in awe to the beauty I hear, without understanding a single word.
“Integrity has no need of rules.”
-Albert Camus
-Albert Camus
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Good Tip!Pana wrote:Also, as an aside:
If you're planting flowers or shrubs, odd numbers are more visually pleasing than even numbers.
Beauty in the imperfection. This may be why mathematicians were drawn to prime numbers too...Weird that - the eye/brain wishes not for synchronicity to make things appear interesting. We're drawn to oddness.