Patterns and shadows are visually appealing in monochrome. This image of a ladder, its shadows and wall designs is from a residential fair in Gujarat, India.
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Designs in Rocks
Formations over the rocks over the years in Garden of the Gods, Colorado create simple relief deposits that look like a design pattern of nature.

Designs by Nature
There are designs that are man-made and these show the creativity of man. The natural design elements show the Creator! Nature has incredible patterns. Everywhere we turn in the natural world, these intricate patterns emerge, painting a complex tapestry that spans from the expansive spirals of distant galaxies to the delicate symmetry found in a leaf’s structure. These inherent patterns in nature are more than just visual marvels for us; they carry an essential bond to our human psyche. Whether we’re taking a tranquil walk through a dense forest, observing the mesmerizing ripples in a pond, or simply admiring the elegant tessellations in honeycomb structures, people’s emotional and physiological responses are deeply intertwined with these natural designs.
We present images this week of simple designs made by nature. Here is an image of ripples caused by wind in the in the sand midst small stones creating an interesting design pattern.

Decorative Design
A window display in Blowing Rock, North Carolina displays a catchy design of geometric patterns

Design of Rain Drops
Rain drops on a glass window create a natural design in a random pattern.

Geometric Design
A wooden ceiling displays a geometric pattern of beams and planks in a spread-out formation.

Nature’s Design
Nature creates an interesting design of leaves displayed in random, but quite artistic pattern.

Large Nymph on Flowers
The butterflies in the genus Idea are sometimes called Paper Butterflies or Tree Nymphs, because of their delicate, translucent wings. They boast a distinctive, graphic patterned appearance, veined and spotted with black markings. Here are these large nymph butterflies around flowers at Magic Wings Butterfly House, Durham, NC.


Design Photography – Circles of Art
What makes a striking photo? Often, it’s merely ordinary things composed in an ordinary manner. That’s because they always tend to have a single theme or idea, and because clutter is kept to a minimum. However, in this image, we are looking at the elements of design (line, shape, form, texture, pattern, and color) that turns a simple subject into an interesting photo.

Design Photography – Snow on Stones
This stone wall is softened by snow creating an order of lines, forms, textures, and patterns in a design photography composition

Design Photography – Graffiti
This composition has lines in the form of bricks, but random patterns of color graffiti bring a different sense of order in this design photography

Design Photography – Coming Together
The main elements that bring and emphasize order in this composition are line, shape, pattern, and color drawing the viewer’s eye to the center of the image

Monochrome – Light and Shadow Designs
Last week we posted images with the color red as the highlight in the photograph. This week we will post monochrome images.
Some of the best subjects for monochrome shots are those with lines and shapes, as well as interesting textures and patterns. Here is an image of the lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum with light and shadow designs in monochrome.


