If you want to create a surprising layout, contrast is the key. Change in size, shape, color, and spatial arrangement are some of the ways you can create contrast. Another thing to consider when creating contrast within a composition is mixing image styles. You can do this by combining different modes of images. There are different combinations to consider. A textural , linear image contrasts well with photography. When combining it is important to make sure that the two also share some qualities. The decisions you make with combing image modes will affect the communication of the piece. A designer may use, icons, symbols, textural drawings, photographs, and so on. Different images used associate with certain things. Photographs document life and are reliable. Illustrations evoke of sense of creativity and fantasy. Icons, symbols and translations simplify ideas. Each of these image styles are used to support the message of a composition. There is logic used when placing elements to create a unified look within a composition. Every decision made by the designer should have intention and purpose.
