Good ID is Good Composition

Once again, I post the image and then I figure out why I posted it. This photograph is compositionally interesting because of the patterns, the repitition of shapes, colors, lines, and textures. Similarly, good instructional design depends on good "composition," the organizing of course elements into simple and repetitive patterns so that students can easily follow the structure and know what to do.

VERY tangentally, I'm noticing how different the mood is between this image and the image in my prior post. The masks in both images are the same. But the morose maniquins in the prior post's image sets a disaffected, lonely tone, while the smiley face of the biggest mask [cut off in the prior image] and the colorful patterns and textures in this image make me happy.