Balance

Balance Beam. Photoshop illustration by Shakyetra Ashford. 17 September 2012.

Symmetrical Balance:

Splitting an object directly in the middle, and the left and right side of that object are exactly or near being the same.

-The picture below shows a great symmetry of balance.

"Residential Interior Design." Residential Interior Design. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2012. http://www.gatlineducation.com/demo/ResInteriorDesign/html/L11/L11CH02P02.html.

Asymmetrical Balance:

A placement of non-identical objects to either side of a balancing point in a way that both sides seem to be the same visual weight.

"130 Kirstin Woody." : Asymmetrical Balance. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2012. http://kirstinwoody.blogspot.com/2011/05/asymmetrical-balance.html.

Radial Balance:

A balance distributed around a center point.

"Art Lesson Plan: Radial Design - Mandala." Art Lesson Plan: Radial Design - Mandala. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2012. http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/Larry-radial.htm.