1. The Elements of Design
Chapter 15

2. The 5 elements of design are: Space Line Form Color Texture
There are guidelines to help you select individual wall and floor coverings, furnishings, and accessories that will look pleasing together. These guidelines are based on the elements of design.
The 5 elements of design are:
Space
Line
Form
Color
Texture

3. Space:
The three - dimensional expanse, such as a room, that a designer is working with, as well as the area around or between objects within that expanse.
(The size of the overall design space & the arrangement of objects in that space).

4. The use of space can affect a person’s feelings:
Large Spaces – feelings of freedom and luxury

6. The use of space can affect a person’s feelings:
But, too much empty space or too few furnishings can make a person feel lonely and uncomfortable

7. The use of space can affect a person’s feelings:
Small Spaces – feel confined or crowded--if well-designed; can be made to feel “cozy” and “comfortable”

8. The use of space can affect a person’s feelings:
Well designed small spaces make a person feel snug and secure and give an overall feeling of privacy or intimacy

9. What to do when there is not enough space:
Limit the number of furnishings to keep as much space open as possible
Select furniture with more than one function
Select small furniture of a plain rather than an ornate design

10. How to make a large space appear smaller:
Divide it with permanent or temporary room dividers

11. Arrange the furniture in small clusters, using folding screens to define small areas

12. Even if you cannot physically change a space, you can change its appearance by fooling the eye.
Placing a narrow rug in the center of the room has the same effect as drawing a line through the rectangle.
Two large area rugs also divide a room into two distinct parts

13. Line is the most basic design element
Line delineates (defines) space, outlines form, and conveys a sense of movement or direction.

14. Line is the most basic design element
Different lines create different feelings:
Horizontal lines – restful
Vertical lines
suggest action

15. Line is the most basic design element
Different lines create different feelings:
Diagonal & Zigzag lines – indicate excitement and movement

16. Line is the most basic design element
What happens when you have too many lines in a room?
Continuous eye movement which leads to feeling tired and frustrated

19. To make a room appear greater in height with the use of line…
Tall windows or long draperies draw your eyes in a vertical direction, emphasizing the vertical space.

20. If you want to suggest that the room has more width…
Place the longest piece of furniture in a room on the longest wall
Your eye tends to look past the edge of the furniture
Use low sofas and bookshelves
To carry the eye around the room & create the illusion of greater width
Align the tops of small objects to create an illusion of greater width

21. Examples of two dimensional forms: Walls and Rugs
Form (may be 2 or 3 dimensional) Form is the shape and structure of solid objects
Examples of two dimensional forms:
Walls and Rugs
They have length and width but little or no depth

22. Examples of three dimensional forms: Rooms and Furniture
Form (may be 2 or 3 dimensional) Form is the shape and structure of solid objects
Examples of three dimensional forms:
Rooms and Furniture
They have length, width, and depth

23. Form may create a feeling of stability or instability:
Created with large, heavy objects and long, low objects
Instability
Created when the bottom of an object is too small in proportion to the top or when the object is top heavy

24. Harmonious Designs: The design of every object fits well with others
Texture:
The appearance or feel of a surface

25. Texture can affect a room’s atmosphere:
Plush, deep pile carpet & Furniture covered with soft fabric
Provide sense of comfort
Nubby, rough materials
Feeling of ruggedness and stability
Smooth velvets and heavy brocades
Suggest luxury

26. Texture can affect a room’s atmosphere:
Glass, metal, stone
Feeling of coolness
Carved wood
Suggest a formal mood
Three-dimensional patterns
Give a feeling of formal elegance
A sturdy bench and a single, heavy plank
Give a casual, country look

27. Texture & Color How texture affects color:
Smooth textures appear lighter in color than rough textures do
How texture can add variety or interest:
It can break up a monotonous surface

28. Sample Board
The Sample Board is probably the most important presentation board in a designer’s portfolio, nothing gives a client as good an idea of a proposed scheme than a board with the actual materials mounted showing them in the right proportions to each other.
It will give a graphic interpretation of the style achieved by the mix of colors (for wall and floor), fabrics, furniture, and accessories.

29. To put together professional sample boards:
The board layout (how it is organized) has a specific arrangement.
This arrangement is labeled and titled.
The sample board is neat, organized, and creative

30. To put together professional sample boards:
Color(s) for wall(s)
Color(s) for Floor
Colors for Fabrics (window treatments, chair covers, couches, etc.)

31. To put together professional sample boards:
Furniture
What kind are you including?
What is the color/design of the furniture?

32. To put together professional sample boards:
Accessories
What kind are you including?
What is the color/design of the accessories?