Strengths

On the blank page there are dots that multiply the strength of the elements we add on them.

The center of the sheet is the most obvious, but near each corner of the paper, forces also occur. If I add a crepe element in the center, but not in it, I immediately notice a feeling of imbalance, of incorrect placement.

All these forces, added to gravity, spaces and the direction of reading, form a set of options that we can play with when creating the image.

The existence of gravity as a force from above to below also requires the existence of another element that puts an end to all this force. The horizon can play that role that somehow makes us recognize a scene as a representation of our reality. The knowledge of a ground on which to tread will always give us peace of mind. The rupture or non-existence of that floor, no.

The soil may or may not be represented. When it is not depicted and the figures are clearly leaning on it, the reader will tend to assume that the entire background of the scene is ground.

A vertical image gives me a sensation of movement, of falling, while a horizon or horizontal things give me tranquility.

In typefaces, it can be seen that with the use of space between letters and with condensed typefaces, with the body stretched more vertically and narrow horizontally, the reading time can be stretched or contracted. Vertical or horizontal spaces affect reading time.

In a comic book, verticality or horizontality is also used to control reading times.