PERSPECTIVES UNLIMITED

Table of Contents

Elements of Design Line

Texture Light Color Space Shape Form

Principles of Design

Balance Harmony Emphasis Massing Rhythm

Proportion Scale

Design Thesis Biography: Danielle Netter

Design is everywhere. Whether it’s a plan or sketch to show the structure of a building or object; or simply the different perspectives of detailed drawings. This magazine introduces design from a whole new perspective. No more are we taking pictures head on but this magazine strives to think outside of the box and take pictures from the ground to the ceiling. Taking pictures from different points of view gives you a whole different outlook on the space. While new principles and elements are reviled our design imaginations are broadened.

• Why do I love design?

Simple, because no matter

how many times you

design something

somehow it always turns

out different. Like

rearranging and painting

your room. No matter how

many moves or different

sets of colors you use no

one arrangement will be

the same. The best part of

design for me is the

creativity part of the

process. I am known for

thinking of the things that

not many people would

think possible and turning

it into a work of art. I'm

convince that there is a

tiny part of my brain

always looking for new

ways to recreate

something.

For example two years ago my

dad was convinced that we

needed to move because we

had no more room for a extra

space where everyone could

hangout. I suggested that we

nock out the downstairs

basement wall and connect it

to the garage and remodel it

into a den. With that we saved

a ton of money and used space

that we didn’t think we had,

and I got to have a fantastic

experience while I was at it.

Horizontal lines in interior design are used

to create a since of calm and rest. In this

picture the designer used horizontal lines

for the roof, which normally would make

this house a modern design; create a calm

environment.

Vertical Lines in builds create stability,

performance, and solidity. In this photo

the vertical lines gives the structure a solid feeling.

Curved lines in design usually give the viewer

a since of softness and light heartiness of the

structure. In these two pictures taken at a

hotel in Disney the top of the building is curved slightly.

In this building the designer

used tightly curved lines to

create waves in their building.

Not only did the designer curve

the walls, but the windows too.

IMPLIED TEXTURE

NON-REFLECTIVE TEXTURE

This building is classified under reflective texture

because it is made of glass, creating a smooth fine

texture. This building would also be good for visual

texture since you can tell from the photo that there is

indeed a texture of some sort.

The lighting

fixtures in the two

photos below help

to not only

illuminate the

room but adds the

expression of

human skill and

imagination.

Task lighting

Task lighting is lighting directed to a

specific area to provide illumination of the

area below. In this image the task lighting

is illuminating the bar underneath it.

Track lighting

Track lighting is

flexible ceiling-

mounted fixtures

holding spotlights or

floodlights mounted

anywhere at any

position on a fixed

track. Track lighting

is used when the

designer wants to

illuminate a certain

structure or in this

case a wall.

Soffit Lighting

Soffit lighting is lighting that is in the

inside of any over hanging structures.

Soffit lights are usually known for

reflecting their light off of walls or the

rooms underneath them. In this room

the soffit light is above and reflecting a

blue hue onto the walls and furniture.

Natural light is a

lighting source that

comes from the

sun. Normally

natural light comes

in through a

window. In these

two pictures I’m

showing the natural

light coming in

through the

windows and how

they light the room.

Colored Lighting

The colored

light fixture

illuminated a

colored effect

on the table.

The colored

lighting

fixture

combines

perfectly with

the

background in

the setting.

COMBUSTION

The word combustion means the act

or process of burning, so combustion

lighting is lighting that is burning. In

this picture you have a fire which is

combustion lighting.

Floor lighting

Floor lighting is used to bring light to the bottom of

the room and to have it reflect up and over other

objects in the room. In this image the abstract light

fixtures reflect onto the bottom of the floor.

Table Lamps

These two table

lamps are used to

produce general

lighting in the

work space and

also give the room

more of a stylish

fashion.

Monochromatic

Analogous

Direct complementary

Triad Complementary

Double Complementary

Monochromatic Color Scheme

ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEME

An analogous

color scheme is a

few colors on the

color wheel joined

together used in a

work of art. In

this interior

picture in Disney

world the glass

wall uses red,

orange, yellow-

orange and yellow

in it to create a

analogous color

scheme.

A Direct complementary color scheme

is when someone uses colors directly

across each other on the color wheel.

In this picture the designer used red

and green as their complementary

color scheme .

TRIAD COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME

A triad

complementary

color scheme is

a scheme that

has three colors

of equal length

across the color

wheel.

In this image the

designer used

red, blue and

yellow creating a

triad

complementary

color scheme.

DOUBLE COMPLEMENTARY

Double complementary color scheme is

shown in this photo by the four different colors used in the bedroom.

Positive space

Negative Space

Crowding

Territoriality

The positive space in a

picture is the space that is

occupied by a element or

form. In this picture the

positive space is the arch.

NEGATIVE SPACE

The negative space in a picture

is the space in between and

around the object. In this image

the space under the arch and the

space around the arch is the

negative space.

CROWDING

The designer created crowding by

putting to many things in one space.

The tables are so close together that

they don’t give the people any room to

navigate.

TERRITORAL SPACE

Territorial space is basically a room that

has been personalized. In this room the

bedroom has a purple and blue color

scheme. Purple and blue sheet sets, blue

and white carpet, and light purple walls.

SHAPE

Abstract

Geometric

Natural/Organic

Dynamic

ABSTRACT SHAPE

Abstract art is art

without any rhyme or

rhythm, it isn’t precise

and is often difficult to

understand. In these

to pictures of interiors

in a restaurant the

walls have abstract art

on them.

Geometric shape A geometric

shape has form

and a distinct

mold. In these

two pictures

taken at the

boardwalk in

Myrtle beach

their IMAX movie

theater is made

out of geometric

shapes.

NATURAL/ORGANIC SHAPE

Natural/Organic shapes are everywhere,

the most common ones that you wouldn’t

notice is the graffiti on buildings. On this

building at Myrtle Beach there is Palm

trees drawn on the side of the buildings.

DYMAMIC SHAPE

Dynamic Shapes are shapes that

appear to be moving and active. In this

image by Frank Gehry, he created this

building in motion and gave it an

active feel to it.

Geometric

Natural

Abstract

Non-objective

GEOMETRIC

A

Geometric

form is any

geometric

shape that

has depth

to it. In this

image of

the

universal

sign is in

the shape

of a 3

dimensional sphere.

NATURAL FORM

In designing buildings each

designer has a inspiration, in

these buildings the inspiration is

water/the sea. Which means that

their buildings are a natural form.

ABSTRACT FORM

Abstract form is a group of objects

organized to relate to each other

through repetition and variation. In

this picture the designer sits his

abstract building across from

normal buildings to show the

difference, emphasizing his use of

objects through repetition and

variation.

NON OBECTIVE FORM

A non-objective form is a form that doesn’t mimic or

replicate anything in the art word. Non-objective form

has no rhyme or rhythm. In this picture the table flower plant is a objective form.

Principles of

Design

BALANCE

Visual Symmetry

Structural Symmetry

Visual Asymmetry

Visual Radial Symmetry

Structural Radial

Symmetry

Visual Symmetry

This structure visually represents

symmetry because if you divided it

down the middle both sides would be

equal, and the patter would also be

identical.

Structural Symmetry

Structural symmetry is easily able to

be determined; a building is

symmetrical if it can be divided equally

into two different forms. The photo

above clearly has structural symmetry.

Visual Asymmetry

Asymmetry is a placement of non-identical

forms placed on different sides of the building

but in a way that both sides seem to have the

same visual weight. In this picture of a hotel in

Myrtle Beach visual asymmetry is shown.

Visual Radial Symmetry

Radial symmetry refers

to symmetry that is not

only symmetrical

horizontally it is equally

symmetrical in a 360

radius. This picture of

the swings at the fair

represent radial

symmetry by having the

same pattern all the way

around and having a

central point that can be

divided equally.

SYMMETRY

Symmetry is an exact

configuration of form

and balance that

gives the structure an

even weight on both

sides. If you were to

divide these two

images straight down

the middle you would

give two perfectly even

parts.

HARMONY

Unity through line

Unity through shape

Unity through repetition

Variety through Color

Variety through Materials

Unity through line

In this image the designer used lots of horizontal lines and

one huge vertical line which creates

repetition throughout the structure. In the second picture the

designer used repetition with the

columns in the room.

VARIETY THROUGH COLOR

These building are

fairly the same

size and

structure, but the

big difference is

that they have

random different

colors. The

different colors in

the images

creates variety

through color.

EMPHASIS

Focal Point- Visual

Focal Point-Structural

Focal Point-Visual

The way this structure

dips at the top , and

the extra light in the

dip automatically

draws your eye to the

top of the building,

creating a focal point.

Focal Point Structural

A lot of things about this structure gives you the focal

point at the top of the structure, one being how the

architect layered the shapes making them get smaller and

less square the higher they went up. Two, the base

lighting at the bottom of each little layer is also leading

you to the top of the structure . Lastly is the clock and

the tip o the structure glowing. In the second image you

have an unusual focal point on the wall where the glass

mirrors are reflecting.

Repetitive

Climatic

Contrast

Transitional /Flowing

Repetitive rhythm is rhythm that has shapes and lines repeated in a continuous pattern

creating a since of togetherness and unity. In this structure the design used repetitive

rhythm when designing these apartments.

Climatic Rhythm

Climatic rhythm is rhythm that

leads your eye up. In this photo

taken in New York the designer uses

different style buildings and makes

them smaller as they go up. So this

structure has climatic rhythm.

In this picture the focal point/ emphasis is the

chandelier, and the designer is using contrast to

set it apart from everything else. First , the

designer cut out the ceiling and added lighting to

give contrast , then added an darker circular shape

underneath on the floor.

Transitional/ Flowing Rhythm

Transitional /Flowing

rhythm can give the

interiors a since of

movement/ In these two

pictures the way the

furniture and the

clothes racks are set up

gives the surrounding

space a since of

movement(rhythm).

Object in

proportion

with space

Object NOT

in proportion

with space

The objects in these

two pictures are in

proportion to the size

of the rooms. Even

though the hallway of

the bottom picture

seems large the chairs

and tables are still

perfectly in proportion

with everything else.

In this photo the

proportion of this

tree compared to

the human scale

and the sofas is

excessively large.

This huge

Christmas tree is

not in proportion to

the room around it.

SCALE

Human Scale

Symbolic Scale

Human scale

Human scale is any

item that shows

proportion to the size

of an average human.

In theses to rooms the

chairs, tables and bed

all show that they are

in proportion to the

human body.

SYMBOLIC SCALE

In this picture the blue lighting, hanging

snow flakes and the ginger bread houses

symbolizes that winter is coming.

Myrtle Beach

Disney World

Orlando

Florida

New York City

ECU Campus

San Francisco

City Hall

Tate Modern

BUILDINGS AND

SPACES

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