Introduction

In the quest for creativity, beauty and rationalism, designers are always searching for effective ideas that can

provide meaning and order in their work.

Order refers not only to geometric regularity, but to a condition in which parts of a whole relate to other parts in a harmonious way – Unity.

Why do we need to have order?

In our normal lives, ORDER helps us to organize things logically- so that they make sense.

ORDER without diversity can result in monotony or boredom. The opposite of Order is chaos.At the same time,

DIVERSITY without ORDER can produce chaos.

In a design, what is most desirable is to have a balance between DIVERSITY and CHAOS – a sense of ORDER and UNITY.

Design Order can be achieved in many ways using any of the following principles:

Axis, Symmetry, Hierarchy, Datum, Repetition, Rhythm, Transformation … etc.

Repetition with variation is interesting, without variation repetition can become monotonous.

Used to create a sense of stability - can be asymmetrical or symmetrical or radial

Equal distribution of VISUAL weight on either side of a composition’s center

Contrast is the juxtaposition of opposing elements.

Harmony is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements.

Combines elements to create the illusion of action