Variety

Variety refers to "switching things up" in an image or design. It means that there is some sort of pizazz, something different, some spark within the image itself. The whole image is not the same-old, same-old blend of one consistent thing. There is some variation, some change, some deviation from what is happening consistently in the picture.

In this first image, a lot of what is going on is the same - there is a ton of beautiful bokeh happening coming from the lights. It almost seems like a dream. However, I think I would glance away and become quickly bored with this image if it were not for the slight variation in color in the upper left hand corner - the pink shade that happens, with little bits of bluish green. This switches it up from the constant yellow lights that are in the rest of the image, and are what make this image so interesting and beautiful.

The logo below also employs variety. The text is so simple, with very straightforward type saying "WATER." However, this would not make a good logo if it were not for the slight variation of turning one leg of the letter "A" into a water droplet. Suddenly, the viewer sees the word as more than just a word, but as art, and it adds to the meaning and shows that the simple text is intentional - it is simple, just as water is such a simple and necessary part of life.

The final image of the flower is one I took. This is variety at its simplest form - everything in the image seems the same, but then you see the flower. It is in the corner, and pops out because it is the only thing different. It has a different color, a different shape - it's just different. And that's what makes the image beautiful.