Olivia Gude Response

Olivia Gude describes the use and need for elements and principles of design. What I question is why she says there are "the big seven elements and principles" since there are more than seven. She might list the postmodern principles she thinks are most important, but in class we discussed several alternate ones. If this is the case, how do we know which ones are the most substantial?  I like how she mentioned Dow's idea that the postmodern principles increase our creativity. They give us rules and an outline to follow while still allowing for creative ideas. I also like how she questioned the importance of learning about past and relevant artists. This is important because it cultures is and lets us see what is seen as successful art around the world. I think that by learning about other artists, techniques, and thought processes that we can think more outside the box in order to make something original.