Design Types of design

1. Ms. R. AMUDHA
Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science – Interior Design & Décor,
Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts & Science College, Chennai -01.

2. Design
• Design is defined as an orderly arrangement of
the material used and in addition enhances
the beauty and charm of the finished product.

3. Types of design
Design
Structural
Design
Decorative
design
Naturalistic
design
Conventional
design
Abstract
design
Geometric
design

4. • Design made by size, form, color,
texture.
Requirements:
• Must suit the purpose.
• Must be simple & well-
proportionate.
• Must fulfill the quality.
• It is the surface enrichment of the
structural design.
Requirements:
• Should be moderately used with
enough background space &
simple.
• Should be placed at structural
points and strengthen the shape
of the object.

5. Naturalistic
Design
Motifs selected
from nature and
reproduced
exactly.
Realistic painting of
flowers, leaves, etc.

6. Conventional
Design
Motif from nature
is modified to suit
the purpose of an
object.
They are simplified
re-arranged
exaggerated.

7. Abstract
Design
Combination of
lines, stripes.
May be flat design
or depth with
textures

8. Geometric
Design
Shapes such as
square, rectangle,
triangle, circle, etc
are used.
Beauty is created
from elegance of
proportions or
their arrangement
to other shapes.

9. Reference
• Premalatha. M.R., Andal. A & Parimalam. P,
(2008), “A text book of Interior Decoration”,
satish serial publishing house, ISBN
10: 818930450X / ISBN 13: 9788189304508