Active/Passive

My example of ORDER is PASSIVE because:

•   The white space creates harmony and visual comfort
•     It is inert, not particularly active (I like to think of this image as, students standing in a line, because that is the rule.)
•     There is no touching or overlap (Each student has their personal space, and keeps their hands to themselves)
•  All elements are within frame (Each student can be accounted for)
•  There is no resistance (They know the rule, and they follow it.)

My example of CONGESTION is ACTIVE because:

•  Is exemplifying movement or at least sluggishly so! (I picture a black Friday shopping trip with this image.)
•  The placement implies direction (The store has just opened and it’s a mad rush to get through those doors.)
•   There is touching, overlap, and resistance (These people are not going to let someone else get in before them!)
•   The elements are reaching toward the outer limits of the frame (“I must get that new gadget in the electronics department.”)