Week 7 Blog Exercise

This Chair/rocking chair design was so eye catching I had to pick this one to talk about. The 3 of Dondis Basic Elements I find most prominent in this one is number one- movement, number two- color, and three- shape.

Movement it active in the roundness of the bottom part of the structure, I instantly visualized myself rocking in it, and its large enough to put your feet on to dictate the shifting of weight. This movement performs attractively to the viewer because it’s a motion of comfort. Being rocked as a little child, or to fall asleep just like in nursery rhyme songs we heard at a young age. The person sitting in the chair looks comfortable, because of the quality it’s hard to see how cushy the chair is but I can’t imagine its plastic.

Color is just popping out at us, yelling look at me! Against the white it is visually appealing, also the little flower on the ground was a nice touch by the photographer. The red/pink on the inside is active because their will always be different shadows and a different glares of light on it so as it rocks back and for the color is always changing. It's creating an eye catching chair that you can break your sight from it performs for its self. Just the fact that the color is only on the inside creates an extra dynamic visual appeal.

Shape is huge in this chair. Its shaped like a bean, now I know that’s not a "primary shape" however its what we recognize so that’s what we relate it to. In actuality it’s really half-circle on top of another half-circle that connect on the sides. Its active because is looks like it would fit the back of the human body comfortably, and the shape of the design works for itself because we want to sit in it, to experience how it feels. And the fact that its hallow just makes it all the more interesting, like the shape could actively change if someone who might weigh more sat in the chair opposed to someone who weighs less.