Harmony! What is harmony? Before today I thought I know that - but then I had a inspiring conversation with my friend M. This conversation went like this:
L: “I like harmony. If in a conversation somebody talks a lot, then I’m talking only a little bit. If somebody likes to talk less, I talk more. I’m always striving for balance.”
M: “I noticed that. If somebody has a strong opinion, you always have the opinion on the other side of the scale.”
L: “That’s true. I like to think in scales or axises. And I feel like the scale topples when everybody is on the same page.”
M: “But that’s not harmony.”
L: “It’s not?”
M: “You’re creating arguments with this attitude. Harmony means exactly that everybody IS on the same page, not the opposite.”
L: “But the general order is toppling when everything likes and hates and does the same!”
M: “Too bad. But in exchange, the world is in harmony.”
I found that super interesting. Especially, because my friend M. really designs according to her definition of harmony: Everything on her pages exists beautifully in coexistence with every other element.
I, however, try to find contrasts. I try to use super thin and super thick lines on the same page. Bold elements and delicate ones. A lot of white space and a lot of complexity.
Super interesting.