{"id":2027,"date":"2018-08-29T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2018-09-13T16:52:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:52:26","slug":"law-of-equal-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/law-of-equal-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Suggestion and The Law of Equal Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Guiding the Eye and Moving the Mind<\/h3>\n<h4>and Law of Equal Destination or Same Fate<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]This principle or method is about movement or, of course, suggested movement. We experience objects as a whole when they have the same movement or direction. The most straightforward use of this law in graphic narrative is making someone (or something) stand out in a crowd by having them move in a different way then their surroundings, making it possible to follow him, her or it through a scene.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The movement of your focal point could be in a different direction, different speed or different manner than the background (which is not necessarily \u2018in the back\u2019). That which moves in a quiet environment, standing still between moving elements or something that behaves unexpectedly attracts attention.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00005N52O\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00005N52O&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma02-21&amp;linkId=5740de63749daeff0ac73f3fe61fea9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fisher King<\/a> (1991) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0043X1FM2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0043X1FM2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma0d-20&amp;linkId=1f67a7f3652eade7b726d2e72d570184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Link<\/a>) this method is used when a hopeless romantic and homeless man (Robin Williams) follows the woman he loves (Amanda Plummer) through the station. She, like him, is a bit weird. Her manner of movement stands out. He watches her, beguiled. Their movement through the packed station becomes even more easy to follow when all the people around them start to waltz, symbolizing his mood.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535450022166{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lASPrnWf6cA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535457374508{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Terry Gilliam, The Fisher King (1991)<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Even if movement is only suggested and nothing actually moves it can help focus, guide the eye and find what behaves differently. In comics the use of motion lines is quite common. It is assumed that Rodolphe T\u00f6pffer who is considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1578069483\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1578069483&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma02-21&amp;linkId=beb7964e5ef8196e3a96de89149b49ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Father of the Comic Strip<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/niklasworisch\/docs\/booklet_loti_inside_inside_whole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the first to use them<\/a> somewhere between 1800 and 1850. Both the American as the Japanese comics are known for putting them to great use. These lines not only suggest movement but double as rulers to guide the eye toward the action. In this classic example Osamu Tezuka \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/japan\/osamu-tezuka-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the godfather of the manga<\/a>\u2019 guides the eye via motion lines past several impacts bouncing it toward the hero Astro Boy in the top left corner.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Movement can be signified in many different ways and establish contrast in many different ways.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In a page from one of the albums of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corto_Maltese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the series Corto Maltese<\/a> Hugo Pratt elongates the shapes of rocks to give the impression of a direction. Making the hero stand out by his upright position that goes against the movement of the mass.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2044&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535457808041{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535451094588{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy (undated but somewhere between 1952 and 1968)<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2045&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535457939814{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535451237170{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Hugo Pratt, Corto Maltese &#8211; The Ethiopians (1972-1973)<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]This Gestalt law of equal direction works especially well if the suggested movement (or action-in-a-direction) is a characters gaze. As social beings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2016.00155\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the human face attracts our attention<\/a> . Combining this fact with the fact we (human beings) are very aware of the where other people are looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quora\/2011\/11\/04\/how-do-we-know-when-someone-is-looking-at-us\/#3039e710246d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">especially if they are looking at us<\/a> makes breaking the fourth wall a technique that can achieve great impact.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1934&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535455205761{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535451789537{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Baron Eug\u00e8ne Laermans, A strike evening (1893)<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]It is always a bit unsettling or unexpected in the least if a fictional character suddenly looks at you, the viewer.\u00a0<span style=\"-en-paragraph: true;\">In Baron Eug\u00e8ne Laermans, A strike evening (1893) one woman in the marching crowd looks in a different direction breaking the fourth wall (looks directly at the viewer). She gives the crowd a human face, draws our eyes and our attention. She seems to want something. Our sympathy? Or is she accusing the viewer?\u00a0Eddie Campbell uses the same technique in this sequence from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/0861661419\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=0861661419&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma02-21&amp;linkId=612040d0f0319e2297c7738abcfe1a96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Hell<\/a> (1989-1996 &amp; 1999) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0958578346\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0958578346&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma0d-20&amp;linkId=cdd12fb9307c8b9232b477af2e033859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Link<\/a>). Queen Victoria changes her gaze to make sure what she demands is understood and failure not an option&#8230;.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2041&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535457021357{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536312825224{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Eddie Campbell, From Hell (1989-1996 &amp; 1999)<br \/>\n<\/small><small>Used with kind permission of Mr. Campbell<br \/>\n<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]This law is not only helpful to distinguishing a person or an element from its surroundings but also to illustrating a mood. Stillness in a hectic scene can show determination for instance. In his movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B01G3Q5VEO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B01G3Q5VEO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma02-21&amp;linkId=f1a56af9a62e3712a4ecb233a52fb3d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ran<\/a> (1985) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0037EAJAC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0037EAJAC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma0d-20&amp;linkId=4b156b7068b566058f3acfc9a3ca95a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Link<\/a>) Akira Kurasawa guides the eye not only to the face of his protagonist but to his emotion while he sits motionless between flying flaming arrows. The direction of the arrows is (quite unexpected) both from left to right as from right to left. A completely hectic situation making the still white stare stand out even more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2034&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535454372611{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535452002948{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Akira Kurasawa, Ran (1985)<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Kurasawa is famous for the use of movement in his movies. He was a master in the direction and choreography of people and action and he even incorporated the movement, power and atmosphere of the elements. Sometimes using the weather to accentuate a movement or mood. Sometimes to provide a sharp contrast, guiding the attention to a motionless focal point. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00T05OAQ6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00T05OAQ6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma02-21&amp;linkId=3761d9a44ba41ff341799977178a4e11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashomon<\/a> (1950) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004D3ICOG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004D3ICOG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gemma0d-20&amp;linkId=2e65d1be08734df06c8a8ed63f9077ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Link<\/a>) three strangers meet seeking shelter from the pouring rain. Two of them start telling the third of a disturbing event that they have witnessed. Their motionless speechlessness, the shock, in heavy contrast with the all encompassing rain.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2033&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535455322460{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535452066815{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<small>Akira Kurasawa, Rashamon (1950)<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][lab_divider type=&#8221;plain&#8221; plain_style=&#8221;thin&#8221; plain_width=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>Thanks for visiting &#x1f642;<br \/>\nPlease let me know if you have some other great examples where this technique is used!<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<small>In case you&#8217;re wondering about why I&#8217;ve asked Eddie Campbell for permission to use his work and none of the other artist; I&#8217;m using all artwork under the Fair Use Law, but decided to let all living artists (who are not presented by major bureaucratic agencies) know I appreciate their work and use a small part of it in this context on this blog.<\/small>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>This is the third in a series posts or articles on Gestalt and Visual search tips and tricks for visual storytelling and graphic communication in my <em>get-into-details<\/em> research.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/law-of-similarity\/\">Law of Similarity or Equality<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/law-of-proximity\/\">Law of Proximity<\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong>Law of Equal Destination or Common Fate<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Law of Closure or <span id=\"Good_continuation\" class=\"mw-headline\">Good Continuation<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Law of Simplicity or Good Form<\/div>\n<div>Law of Foreground<\/div>\n<div>Law of Equal Backgrounds<\/div>\n<div>Law of Symmetry<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>If you think you\u2019ve got these you might want to check out the upcoming series on <strong>priming<\/strong>, <strong>details in composition<\/strong> and their <strong>effects on the main story ingredients<\/strong>; character setting and plot.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>Curious on why I got into this topic check out my earlier post or articles:<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/details\/\">Details\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/the-paradox-of-detail\/\">The Paradox of Detail\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/gemmaplum.nl\/business\/the-parts-versus-the-whole\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Parts Versus the Whole<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][lab_divider type=&#8221;plain&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Readers Tips:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535578629408{margin-bottom: 15px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Suggested by Carl S. 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