When composing creative works like photos, slides, or illustrations, artists should visualize the overall shape or composition and use classic approaches like triangles, circles, or S-curves as a loose grid to guide placement of elements. These basic geometric shapes and patterns have aided artists throughout history in achieving effective compositions. The document provides examples of common compositional techniques and recommends visualizing an invisible grid based on fundamental shapes to help arrange and balance elements in any creative work.

1. Composition
When shooting a photo, designing a PowerPoint slide, or
creating an illustration, try to visualize the overall shape you
are making. These classic approaches have aided artists
throughout history. Imagine these shapes as an invisible grid
over your work and let it be a loose guide.
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2. Golden Triangles
Composition
Compound Curve (the S curve)

3. Composition
Triangle / Pyramid
Cross

4. Composition
Circle
Frame within a Frame

5. Composition
L Shaped
Diagonal

6. Composition
Radiating Lines
Focal Group

7. Composition
Fulcrum / Steelyard
Tunnel

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