"Notan" is the term used by
the Japanese to express the
principle of “dark-light” as
an element of design. This
concept illustrates the interaction of
positive and negative space, emphasizing
that one can not exist without
the other. The 4/5s tried their hands at this exercise in design using black and white construction paper to illustrate the principles of positive and negative space. They cut simple shapes into the center of the smaller black paper and flipped their cut shapes out and glued them onto the larger white paper to mirror the negative space that was cut away. This was challenging initially, but once they grasped the idea, the results were clearly worth the effort.
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| Cutting a practice design |
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| Cutting a shape from each side |
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| Refining the shape |
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| Working on a final black and white design |
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| Carefully fitting all the pieces in place |
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| A finished piece |
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| And several more |
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