FLORAL DESIGN STYLES:
LINE-MASS
BY: KAYLA NICOLE AUGER
THIS IMAGE OF AN ARRANGEMENT FITS INTO THE LINEMASS CATEGORY BECAUSE IT HAS THE “DYNAMIC
APPEARANCE OF POWER AND STRENGTH” THAT
VERTICAL LINE-MASS ARRANGEMENTS HAVE.
THIS PICTURE OF AN ARRANGEMENT FITS THE
CATEGORY OF LINE-MASS BECAUSE IT IS A HORIZONTAL
ARRANGEMENT. IT HAS LOW HORIZONTAL LINES THAT
ARE PARALLEL TO THE TABLE IT IS ON. THIS IS SLIGHTLY
DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA THINGS ON
THE TABLE, BUT IT IS A HORIZONTAL ARRANGEMENT.
THIS ARRANGEMENT IS A CRESCENT OR A C-SHAPED
ARRANGEMENT. IT FITS INTO THE LINE-MASS CATEGORY
BECAUSE IT HAS THE CRESCENT DESIGN. THERE IS A
CLEAR LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE ARRANGEMENT.
THIS ARRANGEMENT IS AN L-SHAPED DESIGN. IT IS NOT
THE BEST EXAMPLE OF AN L-SHAPE BECAUSE IT SHOULD
RESEMBLE MORE OF A RIGHT ANGLE. BUT THIS
ARRANGEMENT DOES EXAMPLE AN “L” SHAPE. THERE IS
A VERTICAL AND A HORIZONTAL LINE.
THE ARRANGEMENT IS AN INVERTED “T” ARRANGEMENT
OR OPEN TRIANGLE. THIS MEANS THAT IS AN UPSIDEDOWN T. THE ARRANGEMENT HOSTS CLEAR LINES THAT
VISIBLY CREATE THE INVERTED “T”. IT IS SYMMETRICAL
AND SHOWS OFF A DEFINED VERTICAL LINE THAT DRAWS
ATTENTION.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A DIAGONAL DESIGN. ALTHOUGH
IT IS A POOR EXAMPLE THE RIGHT ANGLE IS VISIBLE AND
IT IS FAIRLY EASY TO SEE THAT IT IS A SINGLE-SIDED
ARRANGMENT
THIS ARRANGEMENT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A
HORIZONTAL ARRANGEMENT. THERE IS A CLEAR
HORIZONTAL LINE THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE TABLE
IT IS SITTING ON. THERE ARE LONG STEMS THAT EXTEND
OUTWARDS TO ADD EXTRA DEFINITION TO THE
HORIZONTAL LINES.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, AND BETTER ONE, OF AN LSHAPED ARRANGEMENT. THIS ARRANGEMENT HAS A
MUCH BETTER AND MUCH MORE DEFINED RIGHT ANGLE.
THE DESIGN CLEARLY IS ONE-SIDED. THE VERTICAL LINE
IS NOT MUCH LONGER THAN THE HORIZONTAL THOUGH.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A HOGARTH OR S-CURVE
ARRANGEMENT. THIS ARRANGEMENT NEEDS PERFECT
BALANCE THROUGHOUT THE ARRANGEMENT TO MAKE IT
WORK. IS HAS A CLEAR “S” SHAPED LINE THAT CAN BE
SEEN IN THE ENTIRE ARRANGEMENT.
THIS ARRANGEMENT IS A CRESCENT SHAPE. THE “C”
SHAPE IS VISIBLE AND NEATLY ARRANGED. THIS IS
WHAT MAKES IT FIT INTO THE CATEGORY OF LINE-MASS.