FIGURE/GROUND

The relationship between figure and ground is one of the most important relationships in design. In simplest terms the figure is what you notice and the ground is everything else. The design element of shape will also be discussed in this section. The objectives of this lesson are to: Understand the characteristics of the design element shape. Learn the relationship between figure and ground. Design an obvious figure/ground relationship using a letter of the alphabet. Make an ambiguous figure/ground composition using the negative shapes from the letter project.