Elements of Design Mrs. Venne Housing and Interior Design Unit 2 Unit 2

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN GUIDELINES USED TO CREATE PLEASING, ORDERLY DESIGNS GUIDELINES USED TO CREATE PLEASING, ORDERLY DESIGNS_______________________________ THE GOAL IS TO CREATE... THE GOAL IS TO CREATE... HARMONIOUS DESIGN: A DESIGN WHERE EVERY ITEM FITS WELL WITH THE OTHERS. HARMONIOUS DESIGN: A DESIGN WHERE EVERY ITEM FITS WELL WITH THE OTHERS.

1. SPACE: THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXPANSE THAT A DESIGNER IS WORKING WITH, AS WELL AS THE AREA AROUND OR BETWEEN OBJECTS WITHIN THAT EXPANSE. ASPECTS OF SPACE TO CONSIDER – SIZE OF OVERALL DESIGN SPACE AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS WITHIN THAT SPACE. THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXPANSE THAT A DESIGNER IS WORKING WITH, AS WELL AS THE AREA AROUND OR BETWEEN OBJECTS WITHIN THAT EXPANSE. ASPECTS OF SPACE TO CONSIDER – SIZE OF OVERALL DESIGN SPACE AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF OBJECTS WITHIN THAT SPACE. SPACE TOO SMALL – KEEP AS MUCH SPACE OPEN AS POSSIBLE SPACE TOO SMALL – KEEP AS MUCH SPACE OPEN AS POSSIBLE * LIMIT FURNISHINGS, SELECT SMALL FURNISHINGS OF PLAIN DESIGN * AVOID LOTS OF PATTERNS, INSTALL MIRRORS TO VISUALLY ENLARGE THE ROOM. SPACE TOO LARGE – DIVIDE IT WITH TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT ROOM DIVIDERS SPACE TOO LARGE – DIVIDE IT WITH TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT ROOM DIVIDERS ARRANGE FURNITURE IN SMALL CLUSTERS, & USE AREA RUGS TO VISUALLY DIVIDE THE SPACE. ARRANGE FURNITURE IN SMALL CLUSTERS, & USE AREA RUGS TO VISUALLY DIVIDE THE SPACE.

2. LINE: DELINEATES SPACE, OUTLINES FORM, AND CONVEYS A SENSE OF MOVEMENT OR DIRECTION; EITHER STRAIGHT OR CURVED AND PLACED IN A DIRECTION. DELINEATES SPACE, OUTLINES FORM, AND CONVEYS A SENSE OF MOVEMENT OR DIRECTION; EITHER STRAIGHT OR CURVED AND PLACED IN A DIRECTION. HORIZONTAL: REST VERTICAL: ACTION HORIZONTAL: REST VERTICAL: ACTION DIAGONAL: EXCITEMENT & MOVEMENT DIAGONAL: EXCITEMENT & MOVEMENT LINES CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE OR UNIFY SPACE. LINES CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE OR UNIFY SPACE. LINE CAN CREATE INCREASED HEIGHT BY DRAWING THE LINE CAN CREATE INCREASED HEIGHT BY DRAWING THE EYE IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION EMPHASIZING THE VERTICAL SPACE. LOW SOFAS AND BOOKSHELVES DRAW YOUR GAZE AROUND THE ROOM AND CREATE THE ILLUSION OF GREATER WIDTH. LOW SOFAS AND BOOKSHELVES DRAW YOUR GAZE AROUND THE ROOM AND CREATE THE ILLUSION OF GREATER WIDTH.

3. FORM: THE SHAPE AND STRUCTURE OF SOLID OBJECTS. THE SHAPE AND STRUCTURE OF SOLID OBJECTS. LARGE, HEAVY OBJECTS GIVE A FEELING OF STABILITY. THEIR APPEARANCE ADDS A SOLID FEELING TO A ROOM. LARGE, HEAVY OBJECTS GIVE A FEELING OF STABILITY. THEIR APPEARANCE ADDS A SOLID FEELING TO A ROOM. SOMETIMES THE SAME FORM CAN APPEAR LIGHTER OR HEAVIER BASED ON ITS COLOR OR TEXTURE. SOMETIMES THE SAME FORM CAN APPEAR LIGHTER OR HEAVIER BASED ON ITS COLOR OR TEXTURE. Ask yourself……….. Ask yourself……….. DOES IT ADD TO THE STABILITY OF THE ROOM OR DETRACT FROM IT? DOES IT ADD TO THE STABILITY OF THE ROOM OR DETRACT FROM IT? DOES IT BLEND WELL WITH OTHER FORMS IN THE ROOM? DOES IT BLEND WELL WITH OTHER FORMS IN THE ROOM?

4. TEXTURE: THE APPEARANCE OR FEEL OF AN OBJECTS SURFACE. THE APPEARANCE OR FEEL OF AN OBJECTS SURFACE. TACTILE: THE FEELING – TO THE TOUCH – OF ROUGHNESS OR SMOOTHNESS. TACTILE: THE FEELING – TO THE TOUCH – OF ROUGHNESS OR SMOOTHNESS. VISUAL: THE LOOK – TO THE EYE - OF ROUGHNESS OR SMOOTHNESS. VISUAL: THE LOOK – TO THE EYE - OF ROUGHNESS OR SMOOTHNESS. TEXTURE CAN INFLUENCE THE WAY WE FEEL IN A TEXTURE CAN INFLUENCE THE WAY WE FEEL IN A ROOM. ROOM. TEXTURE SOMETIMES AFFECTS THE TEXTURE SOMETIMES AFFECTS THE APPARENT SIZE OF APPARENT SIZE OF AN OBJECT. AN OBJECT. SMOOTH TEXTURES APPEAR LIGHTER IN COLOR THAN SMOOTH TEXTURES APPEAR LIGHTER IN COLOR THAN ROUGH TEXTURES.

5. COLOR: SETS A MOOD OR CREATES AN ILLUSION. SETS A MOOD OR CREATES AN ILLUSION._____________________________ THE GOAL IS TO CREATE... THE GOAL IS TO CREATE... HARMONIOUS DESIGN: A DESIGN WHERE EVERY ITEM FITS WELL WITH THE OTHERS. HARMONIOUS DESIGN: A DESIGN WHERE EVERY ITEM FITS WELL WITH THE OTHERS.