===== Direction =====

**Direction** describes the horizontal, vertical or diagonal representation of a figure. Direction of a figure can be actual or implied. Some figures have an explicit direction, such as a pointing arrow. Other figures, such as a group of squares, can be difficult to describe in terms of direction due to the symmetry of they figure.

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Direction can be difficult (even impossible) to define for a circle.

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Direction can be explicit (in this case, the direction is to the right).

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Direction can be seen in most figures. The bird head has the same direction as the arrow in the previous example (direction is to the right).\\ \\ 


As a //descriptor//, direction for a figure or group of figures can be defined in terms of continuity or discontinuity, consistent or inconsistent, and contrast of direction.


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Continuous, consistent. \\ 
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Discontinuous, inconsistent.
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In the above example, the square in the center becomes the primary figure (or focal point) within the sequence because of motion. The motion is a change of direction, rotating clockwise and counterclockwise. During the moments when there is no motion, there is no clear primary figure due to all three squares being fundamentally identical.