Repetition and Variation
The most direct way of coordinating visual elements is to repeat them. For example: repetition of a shape, a line, a color, a texture, etc. By varying what you…
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Same figure used twice (repetition), but engaged in two different contexts (variation). Balanced weight, approximate symmetry and contrast (both visual and narrative) begin to define this illustration by Mick Haggerty. Fracturing within the image creates both a duality and a humorous sense of (remember folks, this is earthquake country) irony.
Howard Schneider
Repetition and Variation
The dominant visual theme on display here is that of convergent polygons. The off white planks are key. Notice how the individual shapes repeat and vary into the other shapes. On the topic of repetition of variation: the color white appears in three variations: pure white, off-white, and tinted pink. Since repetition and variation typically combine to produce rhythms, there's two systems of rhythm taking place here: (1) the pattern of shape and (2) the pacing of color. (A progressive sequence.)
Howard Schneider
Repetition and Variation
