BASIC DESIGN - CLASS 2

3. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN *
 The Principles of interior Design are the ways that designers use the
Elements of interior design to create good Compositions
(decoration/arragements).
 Design principles are ways of arranging or organizing design elements.
 These principles evaluate each element in a design
(magnificent vs. mediocre right vs. wrong).
 The way the elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a
work.

4. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN *

5. PROPORTATION & SCALE *
PROPORTION IS THE RATIO BETWEEN THE SIZE OF ONE PART TO ANOTHER.
SCALE IS HOW THE SIZE OF ONE OBJECT RELATES TO ANOTHER OR TO THE
SPACE IN WHICH IT IS PLACED.

6. PROPORTION *

7. SCALE & SCALING *

8. BALANCE *

9. BALANCE *
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10. BALANCE *
SYMMETRICAL
(Formal)
ASYMMETRICAL
(InFormal)

11. SYMMETRICAL BALANCE *
• SYMMETRICAL (FORMAL) BALANCE
• HE EASIEST WAY TO ACHIEVE BALANCE IS BY
USING THE SYMMETRICAL OR FORMAL FORM,
OBJECTS ARE REPEATED OR MIRRORED ALONG A
CENTRAL AXIS.
• IT’S WHEN THE SPACE IS EVENLY SPLIT INTO TWO
SIDES THAT MIRROR EACH OTHER.
• SYMMETRY IS CREATED BY DIVIDING A SPACE AND
THE ELEMENTS WITHIN IT EQUALLY.
• SYMMETRY CAN CREATE ORDER, FORMALITY,
CALMNESS AND STILLNESS.
• SYMMETRY MAKES DESIGN SIMPLE

12. SYMMETRICAL BALANCE *

13. ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE *
• ASYMMETRICAL (INFORMAL) BALANCE
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14. ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE *

15. ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE *

16. RADIAL BALANCE *
 WHEN THERE IS A CENTRAL FOCAL POINT WITH OTHER
ELEMENTS RADIATING FROM IT OR AROUND IT, THIS IS
RADIAL BALANCE.
 RADIAL BALANCE IS ALMOST CIRCULAR –DISTRIBUTED
ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS AROUND A CENTRAL POINT EITHER
EXTENDING OUTWARD OR INWARD.
 YOU SEE RADIAL BALANCE LESS OFTEN IN TRADITIONAL
HOMES; ROUND ROOMS ARE DIFFICULT TO LINK TO OTHER
SPACES. BUTT HE RESULT CAN BE STUNNING. THE CENTRAL
ELEMENTS OF A RADIALLY BALANCED ROOM —LIKE THE
DINING TABLE AND LIGHT FIXTURE IN THIS DINING SPACE —
BECOME THE IMMEDIATE FOCAL POINTS.
 THE CHAIRS, SCULPTURE AND PRINT ALL RADIATE OUT FROM
THIS CENTRAL POINT.

17. RADIAL BALANCE *

18. VISUAL BALANCE *
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19. VISUAL BALANCE *

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21. RHYTHM *

22.  THE DESIGN PRINCIPLE THAT SUGGESTS CONNECTED
MOVEMENT BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF A DESIGN BY
USING COLORS, LINES, FORMS, OR TEXTURES; ALSO
REFERRED TO AS CONTINUITY
 RHYTHM IS VISUAL FLOW: THE EYE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
‘FLOW’ SMOOTHLY ACROSS THE ROOM.
 REGULAR REPETITION OF LINES, SHAPES, OR COLORS
THAT CREATE A MOVEMENT.
 PATTERNS HAVE RHYTHM .
 RHYTHM REFERS TO A WAY OF UTILIZING THE ART
ELEMENTS TO PRODUCE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF
RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT WITH A VISUAL TEMPO OR BEAT.
RHYTHM *

23. RHYTHM *

24. UNITY *

25.  UNITY IS ACHIEVED WHEN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS IN A
DESIGN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A UNIFIED WHOLE.
 DESIGNERS USE UNITY TO MAKE ELEMENTS IN A COMPOSITION
APPEAR TO BELONG TOGETHER.
 WHEN EACH ELEMENTS HAS A CLEAR VISUAL RELATIONSHIP TO
ONE OR MORE OTHER ELEMENTS ,THE COMPOSITION IS
UNIFIED.
 UNITY IS WHAT DRAWS THE WHOLE DESIGN TOGETHER. SIMPLY
PUT, EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN YOUR HOME SHOULD CONTRIBUTE
TO THE OVERALL INTERIOR DESIGN CONCEPT ,NOT DRAW
AWAY FROM IT.
 ALL PARTS OF A WORK OF ART ARE INTERRELATED, BALANCED,
AND ORGANIZED TO ACHIEVE A QUALITY OF ONENESS.
UNITY *

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28. FOCUS / EMPHASIS *

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