Compositional Elements, ContinuedProportionProportion in composition involves the division of information into unitswithin the picture area. For example, rectangular picture areas can bedivided into different segments to lend more interest to compositions. Somesegments may contain illustrations, other segments may contain text. Noticethat dividing a picture area into equal segments is less interesting than thosesegments of unequal area.Figure 1-14 shows a rectangular picture area divided into segments.Figure 1-14.—Proportional divisions of a: A.Square; and B. Rectangle.Continued on next page1-17
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