The rule of thirds is a technique that is used in various different areas of the art and design world. It is also a technique that can be applied to Interaction Design. The principle of the rule of thirds, is to divide your canvas into a grid of 6 different frames. It helps you to decide where is the most effective part on that grid to place your subject.

Photography

The rule of thirds is most commonly used in the world of photography. When taking a photo a photographer will look at where the subject is positioned using the rule of thirds. They usually try to place the subject at one of the bottom corners.

Film

Film and Photography use many of the same techniques, just like photography the film industry will also use the rule of thirds to seperate a scene. When this is done it can help the audience consume more information about what is happening in a scene and even convey the emotions of characters.

Graphics Design

Graphics Design has the most interesting use of the rule of thirds. When creating a poster that is trying to convey a message to the audience, the rule of thirds ends up helping to direct the viewers attention to the most important parts of the poster. This can be sone using an image or multiple shapes to point the viewers attention up towards the title oran important piece of text.