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Repeating Content Elements
Repetition in Page Composition

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Repeating a theme reinforces the message.
The number 5 is the repeating element which echoes the page content.

The number 5 is the repeating element which echoes the page content.

© J. James
The primary repeating element in this page is the number 5. Did you spot all instances of five?
  • 5 on the clock
  • 5 on the tape measure (which becomes part of the page title "5 things i do every day")
  • the list of five things
  • the 5 lines above and 5 lines below the number 5 on the list
  • the 5 fingers of the hand

The evenly spaced dots on the clock and the tick marks on the measuring tape are also instances of repetition within specific photographic elements of the composition.

About this image: Original image size 6"x9" created as an art journal page incorporates photographs I took of my alarm clock, a measuring tape, and my hand. The list of things was written using my graphics tablet pen directly in the image file. Background image is from Corel Photo-Paint.

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