Welcome to The Seventh Grade Gallery
NOTAN is a Japanese word which means "dark-light". NOTAN as it relates to design is defined as the interaction
between a positive and a negative space. Western culture tends to emphasize the positive aspect of design, with less
emphasis on the negative (background) space. The Eastern culture from which NOTAN arose, seeks a more balanced
view of the world, and of design as it relates to the world. Here we have created the "Expansion of the Square" to
study the interaction of positive and negative space. One space is as important as another space to bring to the design.
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Beth Brianna Grant George Jennifer
Alexis Andrew Brad Erich Oksana
Ashleigh Brandon Brittany Brendan Carly
Brian Chelsea Christian Colin Connor
Corinne Danish Devin Irina
Gino Hannah Jake Dylan Joe