Open AccessDealing with the Blank in Books’ Layout Design
Author(s) -
Lu Liu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
asian social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1911-2025
pISSN - 1911-2017
DOI - 10.5539/ass.v4n8p36
Subject(s) - blank , intension , realm , painting , pleasure , computer science , expression (computer science) , aesthetics , component (thermodynamics) , visual arts , engineering drawing , art , epistemology , psychology , engineering , history , philosophy , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , neuroscience , programming language , thermodynamics
In traditional Chinese painting, blank functions importantly. But it is different from that of a general sense. It is actually the organic component of the whole piece of art work. Blank has a rich expression, making pictures vivid and lively. In the traditional painting and modern layout design, the content is black, that is, the entity. However, it is the blank that is oversensitive. When every entity is put in the position, there must be some blank to adjust the visual intension so that the strain and dynamic can be released and extended. The virtual space is blank-leaving. The blank in the format is not only for the visual pleasure but for an aesthetic realm it creates for readers