Art . INTERESTING BORDERS DEVELOPED FROM THE WILD ORCHID318 UNITS OF DESIGN 319 reversal of this process. The particular type of unit that is to be emphasized hereis made by the breakin^i;- up of a given space into parts that may suggest natural,geometric, or abstract forms, l)ut must be in agreement with the laws of gooddesign. In almost every article that is to be adorned it is desirable that thedecoration should occupy a shai)e the contour of which is governed by the article The Pelsiqmin^ of UnrrsFKon fLRMT Life =^. itself. This shape may be liroken up agiecably in as many dilTorent ways a
Art . INTERESTING BORDERS DEVELOPED FROM THE WILD ORCHID318 UNITS OF DESIGN 319 reversal of this process. The particular type of unit that is to be emphasized hereis made by the breakin^i;- up of a given space into parts that may suggest natural,geometric, or abstract forms, l)ut must be in agreement with the laws of gooddesign. In almost every article that is to be adorned it is desirable that thedecoration should occupy a shai)e the contour of which is governed by the article The Pelsiqmin^ of UnrrsFKon fLRMT Life =^. itself. This shape may be liroken up agiecably in as many dilTorent ways as thereare individual designers. Jt is often tpangular in contour, as when the corners ofa square surface are to he emphasized, or in the case of collar points, lapels, etc. Itmay be rectangular, kite-shaped, or circular. In fact a great many shapes differentin proportion and outline may come up for consideration. The designer who haslearned to manage two or th]-ee of these satisfactorily ought to be able to dealsuccessfully with any of them. One or two different triangles, the square, and 320 ART possibly the circle, will be a wide enough range to bo dealt with in class. Othershapes may come up in the home problems that are planned in school by the pupils. The illustration shows the steps that were taken in breaking up an oblongmass into a unit of design made up of abstract shapes. In any case the first stepshould be the placing of what might be called a root shape, from which the differentparts of the design w
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