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           What is a design principle, and why do we need a new one now?
 
           The Author of The Art of Seeing, Paul Zelanski declares on what makes a design principle, “The visual elements are manipulated by artist to form compositions that have certain coherence, or unity. If these elements work well they contribute to a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts,” (Zelanski, 179). In other words, a design is the glue that makes a creative work one piece.
 
           So why do we need a new design principle now? The answer is simple; you should always strive to be creative. Setting still for what is isn’t acceptable to a real artist, scientist, mathematician, and all other creative individuals.
 
            But another reason is the last design principle originated in the early part of the 1900’s. The Bauhaus dictum, “Less is More,” (Zelanski, Art, 193), was and is the trend of art in the twentieth century and today.  
 
           Leonard Shlain, author of Art & Physics, states on Picasso’s and Braque’s art that changed the way we see, “In collaboration with his close friend and colleague George Braque, he brought forth Cubism, the most radical new art movement since Giotto’s revolution over five hundred years earlier,” ( Shlain 157). This idea of simplicity occurred over a hundred years ago, it’s time for a revolutionary change.
 
           Directions is that progressive new design principle. It’s different than the 9 known design principles which are used by all artists. The 9 known design principles are repetition, variety, rhythm, balance, compositional unity, emphasis, economy of means, proportion, and relationship to the environment.
 
           My new design principle, Directions, utilizes three postulates which illustrates its function. The first postulate centers on the directions of space, time, and light, which travels in all directions. The second postulate deals with higher dimensions, which are infinite. To see the world as a second and third dimensions only is a narrow view of the whole picture. The third postulate focuses on the continuance of space, time, and light. Many feel light isn’t a continuum, I disagree.
 
           My new concept, Directions, is a new design principle, and it’s different than all the rest.
 
Bibliography
 
Shlain, Leonard.          
Art & Physics: parallel visions in space, time, and light. New York, New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. 1991.
 
Zelanski, P., Fisher,      
The Art of Seeing. Upper Saddle River, N.J., Prentice Hall
& M.P. Inc. 1999
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jon Neal Wallace, October 1, 2006