Lines

Line are considered the most basic element of design. One of the most important characteristics of a line is the direction.


Vertical lines suggest stablility. This photo below was shot at Lalu Hotel (Tai Zhong - Sun Moon Lake).

One thing interesting about this hotel is that lines basically runs through the whole hotel. From the interior to the exterior.

Even in the lift, as shown below.

For the lift, the designer chose to arrange the wooden strips in a horizontal manner instead, to give a sense of calmness.

The above is the external facade of the hotel. The infinity pond actually over looks the sun moon lake. From this, we see how the designer has actually incorporate both vertical and horizontal elements to elude a sense of calmness yet giving the building power and stability.

Apart from 'architectural lines' as seen from above, we can also find 'lines' from the nature and things around us.

Lines from tree trunks and branches. These two above were taken from Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in NUS. Nature itself is able to form intricate pattens using all these natural elements above.

Lines from electrical cables. This was taken at LT10.

Palm plant from Faculty of Science

Going back to elements from the nature, I think most of us have taken for granted the art created by nature. Personally, I think the folds on the leaves on the palm plant are interesting but they are usually easily overlooked and not many people pay attention to them.

Through this photo, I hope to trigger the mindset of people around me off to start looking at things around them from a different angle and hopefully they will stop say "this is boring... that is boring..." and perhaps fine new meanings in things.