I chose the sense of taste for the rhythm project.  The four words I chose to describe taste visually were sweet, hot, cold and burned.  As the final project, I chose the alternating rhythmnic approach to portray the five words describing taste.

This is my negative composition using kitchen items.  I tried to get a sense of unity and balance by placing similar items around the outside of the board with items pointing toward the central focal point of the measuring spoons in the center of the board.

Negative Composition

This is my negative composition using the cut out material.  I arranged the pieces trying to provide a central focus point (using the geometric circular  pieces to draw your attention toward the middle object) which has the appearance of a black horse coming from the left center.

I elected to do a pet collage in Photoshop with Huey (B&W center) being the focal point.  I attempted to establish size (scale) by attaching an image of me holding both Huey and Mei Ling.  I circled the focal point using multiple similarly scaled images to try and draw the viewers attention to the center.

After reading the chapter on Scale and Proportion, the Typewriter Eraser exemplifies the use of scale and proportion.  It is a large scale sculpture of a typewriter eraser using the power of unusual scale to capture our attention. In relation to human size, we know a typewriter eraser should fit in the palm  of our hands yet the artist has chosen to represent the eraser in a 20' sculpture.  As indicated in the text, the size of the image actually changes our view of the common elements of a typewriter eraser from the flowing strands of the brush to the geometric shape of the red eraser portion.  Creating it at such a large scale changes our view of what was a very common item.  

A good example the power of unusual scale,  scale confusion, and contrast of scale by deliberate changing the sizer. Dramatic contrast was achieved with the kids playing around the image in the photograph as well as it's placement in front of the trees in the background.

The piece itself with the flowing brush strands and it's geometric shapes provides a certain degree of unity in the photograph.  The vibrant red eraser changes our perception of the photo and causes us to focus on the sculpture.  We eventually move our focus to the children playing which provides the contrast of scale, comparing the kids to the sculpture.

I believe the image below is a perfect example of both optical and psychological emphasis.  The use of the red stop sign draws the viewer to the image (use of optical) and since it is an object we are accustomed to seeing, it attracts us psychologically as well.  The twist associated with the image is the spelling of the word Stop (Stahp) which are mind immediately reacts to and though misspelled, our mind (psychologically) reads the word Stop!  Quite a concept.  You could also argue this image uses emphasis by contrast (the bright red sign against a blue background), placement (centering the sign in the image) and one element (the stop sign itself.)