Principles of Design Research

The piece of work I looked at today is called "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. Hopper made good use of the Principles of Design to support the story and message of "Nighthawks". There is good balance in it with use of asymmetry. He uses emphasis in the picture with his placement of the bar in front of the other things on the street. He shows movement with the leading lines of the streets. He uses good proportion by making things in back of the bar smaller to show that the bar is closer than the rest of the street. Also the people are proportionate to the bar and street.