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It’s not every day that Boomtown Brat Peaches Geldof doesn’t get her way, but it happened earlier this week when she was dealt a humiliating snub.

The wanna be Glamour Model and party girl, whose dad is Boomtown Rat singer Bob Geldof was left red-faced after trying it on with N-Dubz star Dappy - who knocked back her advances before asking: “Who is she?”

The 20-year-old has made no secret of her admiration (and lust) for hip hop singer Dappy. She has previously written on her Twitter profile: “Dappy from N-Bubz is so fit” and “Dreaming about Dappy.”

She even wrote down some bizarre fantasy where the rapper comes around her house and discovers the remnants of a shrine she has built in his honour.

However, when asked what he thought of Peaches’ infatuation, the nonplussed star said he did not know or recognise her! His friend later said: “He has no idea who she is, and let’s just say Peaches is about as far as you could get from Dappy’s ideal girl.”

It is a remarkable snub for Peaches, and something she cannot be too used to. She shows off her stunning body in sensational topless photos which appear on glamour models website CandyCrib, and is also a model for lingerie firm Miss Ultimo.

The 20-year-old also has a taste for guys in bands. Previous boyfriends include rockers Donny Tourette and Faris Rotter, while her ex hubby Max Drumney is in US group Chester French.

There were also rumours that Peaches may ‘bat for both sides’ after she was spotted snogging a female pal in LA. She was alter spotted holding hands with another girl friend. However, cynics said it was just a publicity stunt aimed at drumming up interest in her and her appearance on a Fearne Cotton documentary to be screened on ITV2 later this year.

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The law of common fate is one of four visual perception laws as theorized by gestalt psychologists. Paul Martin Lester, the author of Visual Communication, an expert in the field wrote: “The fourth law of Gestalt psychology is the law of common fate. A viewer mentally groups five arrows or five raised hands pointing to the sky because they all point in the same direction. An arrow or a hand pointed in opposite direction will create tension, because the viewer will not see it as part of the upwardly directed whole.”

Gestalt’s law of common fate is a pretty simple concept. It is basically referring to visual directional lines within a design or layout. In a photograph, if two or more people are moving in the same direction, they have created a directional line known as the law of common fate. Together, they have a common fate or destiny. Another example of the law of common fate could include similar shapes aimed in the same direction. You might wonder why the law of common fate is of importance to artists. First of all, when two objects (whether it be shapes or organic forms) are pointed in the same direction in a layout, the directional lines become dominant in a design. So, if two or more powerful shapes are aimed at or moving in a certain direction, an artist knows to put the message at the point of destination.

Directional lines push our eyes around a page. This can be a problem every bit as much as bonus. For instance, visual collisions frustrate the viewing audience. It can cause too much tension and cause anxiety for the reader which in turn, makes the layout uninviting and too intense.

If a candid photograph of a moving car is heading to the right, the law of common fate dictates that the directional line is pointing to the right. Then again, if a candid photograph of a car is aimed towards the left and the image is part of a design, the directional line is now aimed towards the left. Therefore, if a car is headed towards the right (on an image), the image of the car should be placed towards the left-hand side of a layout, because our eyes read from left to right. This is why the law of common fate is so important. The law of common fate should not be ignored in graphic designs and advertisements. Understanding the law of common fate and how directional lines work on layouts can make all the difference in how information is read and understood.

Debbie Jensen, Graphic Designer and Photographer http://www.debjensendesigns.com

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