# Core Principles of Figurative Design
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<span style="color: var(--tx2);">Planted:</span>
<span style="color: var(--tx1);">16 May 2026</span><br>
<span style="color: var(--tx2);">Last tended:</span>
<span style="color: var(--tx1);">16 June 2026</span>
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![[understanding-flow-in-figurative-design-01.webp]]
## Introduction
## Gesture and Flow
- Line of Action
- Rhythm
- Curves and straights
![[line-of-action-01.webp]]
## Shape Language
![[shape-language-01.webp]]
## Form Hierarchy
- Primary forms
- Secondary forms
- Tertiary forms
## Balance and Weight
- Center of gravity?
- Contrapposto
- Figura Serpentinata
![[contrapposto-01.webp]]
## Proportion and Exaggeration
- Realistic vs stylised proportion...
## Silhouette Principle
![[silhouette-principle-01.webp]]