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Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design (Dover Art Instruction) (Updated Edition) by Dorr Bothwell, Marlys Mayfield, Marlys Frey, M. Mayfield (Editor), Art Instruction Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1991 ISBN-10: 0-486-26856-X / 048626856X ISBN-13: 978-0-486-26856-9 / 9780486268569 As a guiding principle of Eastern art and design, Notan (a Japanese word meaning dark-light) focuses on the interaction between positive and negative space, a relationship embodied in the ancient symbolism of the Yang and the Yin. In composition, it recognizes the separate but equally important iden |