Balance

What is Asymmetrical Balance?

"Chiffon One-Shoulder Strap Sheath Prom Dress with Beading Accents Asymmetrical Bodice." Rainingblossoms.com. Rainingblossoms.com, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

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The placement of objects in a specific way to allow opposing or "not alike" objects with equal visual weight or equal attraction of the eye is known as asymmetrical balance. The way these prom dresses above are created is by using asymmetrical balance. 

What is Balance?

Aleksandar. "Judy Greer at 84th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles."HawtCelebs: Latest Celebrity Pictures. HawtCelebs, 27 Feb. 2012. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

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What ever you put on one side of the image or design, is also present on the opposing side of your image or design. Balance is known as the visual equilibrium of a design. The image above shows vertical balance in the celebrities dress.

What is Bilateral Symmetry? 

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Bilateral symmetry is the repetitional of the same shapes or images across the vertical access. The image above shows bilateral symmetry in the rich floral skirt and its repetition of the floral print across the vertical access.