They will understand how the organization of the elements relates to the effectiveness of the visual image. Formal balance places equal or very similar objects on either side of a central axis. In radial balance, equal or similar objects radiate from a central point.
Informal balance is a balance of unlike objects.
Visual artists achieve informal balance by considering all the visual weight factors and arranging objects carefully. The concept of visual balance is one that grows with experience. Some artists intentionally create visually unbalanced works. At the secondary level, students will understand how artists use balance to achieve different expressive qualities and how balance can be affected by placement of objects, use of colour, direction of line, use of pattern, etc. Rhythm is one of the most accessible principles of design because life is full of rhythmic images, events, sounds, etc.