The Principles of Design
The principles of design:
balance, emphasis, rhythm and unity, determine what you do with each
of the design elements and how you do it. To use the analogy of food
preparation we used when we discussed the elements: The principles are the
recipe directions and the elements the ingredients. The recipe directions
help in combining the ingredients to create a good meal.
Each principle can be applied to
each of the nine design elements; one can use all nine or only a few to
create your design.
As you work with the design
principles, keep asking yourself how each will help your knife design
work, make it attractive and convey the feeling or mood you have in mind.
