Interdisciplinary Research of The Unity Principle in Design

The aim of the article is to examine the principle of unity in design in an interdisciplinary way and to give an explanation, of the principle with suitable examples.. In the first part of the study, some important explanations about the principle of unity in art and design, and the opinions of the researchers related to the subject are given. Then, the principle of unity is defined separately in two sub-headings: conceptual and visual. The unity principle which is created visually is divided into three parts: repetition, proximity, alignment. In the section of repetition, Nam June Paik’s “TV Clock” and Dame Barbara “Hepworth’s Theme and Variations” were examined. In the section of proximity, Rembrandt van Rijn’s “Doctor Nicolas Tulp’s Anatomy Lesson” is considered as an example. In the section of alignment, there is an installation which is called “The Handmaid’s Tale”, designed by Paula Scher and Abbott Miller. The article draws attention to the comprehensive structure of the design process and the close interrelationship between all these design principles. In the conclusion part, the importance of the unity principle for the design is emphasized and the problems that may be caused by the lack of unity in the design are discussed