Elements of Design

Based on the principles that were introduced in the famous book, The New Basics, the brief was to capture and compose images with existing objects, shapes and forms creatively. With each image representing a principle from the book, the complete set of 20 photographs captured the essence of Sydney through the eyes of an unconventional tourist. Even though these photographs were taken in tourist attractions, they tend to divert towards the surrounding environment rather than the spot itself.

Point

Line

Plane

Rhythm

Balance

Scale

Texture

Colour

Figure & Ground

Framing

Hierarchy

Layers

Transparency

Modularity

Grid

Pattern

Time

Motion

Rules

Randomness