10/11/07

Adobe stock photo - illustration


Adobe Stock Photos, illustration
Provider: Photodisk by Getty Images
Price: $89.99
File size: 52 KB
File dimensions: 500 x 341 pixels, 6.9" x 4.7"
Resolution: 72ppi

I searched for an illustration associated with pearls. My aim was to find one that wasn't cartoonish. This was one of the few illustrations that met that criteria. I haven't quite figured out who might use this illustration. It reminds me of those boring slide shows that employees are sometimes forced to watch dealing with issues like communication skills, sexual harassment, safety in the lab.... Its redeeming quality is that it does actually portray pearls on a younger woman in a casual environment.
Unity is seen by repetition of greens and browns throughout the design. The focal point is the woman's face. I think emphasis is established by contrast in color. The woman's skintone and the white teeth and pearls stand out in the duller tones of the rest of the design. What do you think? Balance is asymmetrical by size. With the larger figure of the centrally-placed woman being balanced by the smaller shapes in the background.

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