1 : a division or the process of dividing into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

The word dichotomy properly refers to the world of concepts, ideas, and logic. In persuasion and argument, a dichotomy may be presented to "compare and contrast" two competing or conflicting points of view.

To create visual dichotomies by using a picture is to "compare and contrast" with vision, a more immediate sense.

Visual dichotomies engage a particular Principle of Composition & Design : the Principle of Contrast.

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Credit: Francis K. '07

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As a visual principle, Contrast means more than optical differences in brightness, satuation, greyscale values, or hues of color.

We can also have contrasts in size, space, shape; line; and/or texture.

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