This is the album cover for the most recent album released by the band The Strokes called Angles.  This is the perfect example of many of the different ways and variations of the illusion of depth and dimension in design. The texture gradient and linear perspective of the checkered floor is prominent.  The pillars in the middle also demonstrate the use of relative height and size as well as overlap.  This creates a movement parallax that makes it seem as if the pillars are moving vertically up and down. The effect is further made more dramatic by being contrasted with the checkered floor. The design of the cover is a very great example of the many different elements of depth and dimension working together.  The angles on the side of the picture also add another dimension.

WK 10 TONE & COLOR

The image above is an album cover by musical artist MIA. 

HOW TONE IS IS OPERATING.....
Most of the colors of the image are very saturated.
The four little bubbles are in gray scale.
This creates a feeling of dimension and layering.


HOW TONE IS INTERACTING....
The focal point image in the middle has significantly less saturation
so it gives the rest of the image a neon, arcade game like look to it.
It also gives the focal image a more vintage photo vibe.


HOW COLOR IS OPERATING...
The colors used in the image are very highly saturated, mostly primary colors.
The strong use of reds, blues and greens give the image a playful look.
The mix of gray scale and vibrant colors are put together to create contrast.

HOW COLOR IS INTERACTING...
The ways that the different saturation and tones of color are interacting in order to give a depth to the the image in certain places, such as the circular photo in the middle. The background patterns which are very highly saturated give off a more flat look that makes it look almost like a digital screen.

The Basic Elements

David Downton Fashion Magazine Illustration.

The 3 main basic elements that I feel are the most present in these illustrations are bold lines, movement and texture. The bold lines are what we notice first because the style of the drawings uses very bold contour lines. I believe the role of the bold contrast created is meant to show off the designs and the texture is meant to suggest the idea of movement.


Coco Fashion Illustrations.

Coco is  a french designer and artist who does work for a variety of well-known fashions publications.  The illustration above is a perfect example of the three basic  elements in Dondis which are: lines, shapes, and dimension.  The role of the graphic lines and shapes are what help create the feeling of dimension in the illustration.


Garance Dore Illustrations.

The fashion illustrations of Garance Dore use the three basic elements of Lines, texture and color. The contour lines create a silhouette, while the other mixed media elements of color create the idea of texture.