Morning's Light

On one of my favorite blogs, Chez Larsson, Benita has posted some hints on the "art of display".

My favorite is #4 – Repetition.  I get a sense of order, peace, and "all's right with the world" when I see groupings such as the ones shown here.  It's the way the same item is lined up neatly… and, apparently, in odd-numbered groupings, to give the eye a rest.

"Repeating similar items is also a great attention grabber. If you have a collection of similar items you can simply line them up 3, 5 or 7 at a time. Uneven numbers are more pleasing to the eye as the eye tends to group things in two's which will "break apart" your display. Again think about the grouping trick, although this is not a triangle you still need to keep your repeated items close together, if not touching or overlapping. Also remember the empty space. Leave a little bit of space in between groups."

The "art of display" is worth checking out.