Give the gift of beautiful design this holiday season with these modern holiday gift ideas, from glassware and decor to games and speakers.

Give the gift of beautiful design this holiday season with these modern holiday gift ideas, from glassware and decor to games and speakers.

Balance is the equal distribution of visual weight (more specifically, how much any one element attracts the viewer’s eye). Balance can be affected by many things, including color, size, number, and negative space.

Balance is the equal distribution of visual weight (more specifically, how much any one element attracts the viewer’s eye). Balance can be affected by many things, including color, size, number, and negative space.

Many people, including designers and photographers, use a strategy called the rule of thirds. This imagines your work area divided into a 3x3 grid.