The Principles of Design

Dominance

Dominance in design field refers the element or group of elements that gain the attention of audience firstly. This can be achieved by using size, color, shape in design. For example, in the picture it's seen that the bolded windows attract the attention first on it. The audience firstly recognize those parts in the picture and after that they seacrh for the pieces that make up the whole. This is the foundation and basic explanation of the concept of contrast. Another example can be seen in the cones placed. The cone in the middle dominates the other by its size because sometimes being bigger is just enough to draw attetion in design field.

The bolded windows attract the attention firstly.

The cone in the middle cdominates the others by its size