The Inspiration of Light and Shadow on Design

Abstract

Shadow as a design element applied to architectural and landscape design, can embellish, foil, and even enhance the subject. The shadow can also make the design works full of vitality and characteristic. Based on the actual cases, this article analyses the effect of shadow on architecture and landscape, and reveals the special effect producing by shadow. The effects include breaking the visual limitation, enhancing the connotation and artistic conception of the design. Shadow can give people an unexpected artistic appeal and spiritual shock. And bring much richer experience and even much more deep thinking to people.