EX 10 Syntactical Guidelines **EX 12 is below this post!!!!!!!!!

This poster succeeds in its use of Syntactical Guidelines. There is Balance that is present, with the head in the middle and the extension of the wings which creates balance on both sides. I feel like there is a sense of Attraction and Grouping with the buildings surrounding batman because they seem to connect and creates closure which acts like a border around batman, and also there is the illusion of depth. There is also Positive and Negative syntactical guideline which makes him pop out against the background. Batman's figure would be the positive form because that is what dominates the visual experience, it is the most active element.

This magazine cover lacks Perception. The meaning of this is ambiguous, especially with the text. I am unsure which to read first, as all the text is nearly the same size and in different font. I look naturally to the face first, and then to the bold text. It is natural to read first top-to bottom, but the viewer is confused by which text to read first. I feel like this lacks Balance, since the person isn't in the center and the design isn't even assymetrical. There's no sharpening or leveling, that creates either harmony or stress. This layout is just uncomfortable to look out.