Dominance

A Principle of Design, Dominance is when Elements of Design are used to make a certain aspect of an image stand out

  • some elements more important
  • one is overpowering the other
  • visual weight of the element
  • the one that stands out
  • dominant = one in foreground with most visual weight
  • sub-dominant = the secondary object
  • subordinate  object = little visual weight, background

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