BY: BRIANNA HONCE INTERIOR DESIGN A4 · Harmony is when all parts of the visual image relate to and...
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Principles of Design BY: BRIANNA HONCE
INTERIOR DESIGN A4
HARMONY BALANCE PORTION AND SCALE
HarmonyHarmony is when all parts of the visual image relate to and
complement each other.
Harmony is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar or related
elements.
•Analogous colors
•Similar shapes
•Related textures
Easy to remember: When you have roses and sunflowers together in
the same garden; they are in perfect harmony. Sunflowers and roses are similar because they are both plants but different because there
not the same flower. They still come together and complete a garden.
If you look into the picture there are different shades and tints of the colors, but all the colors come
together and complement each other. Different colors, same picture
,Perfect harmony.
As you can see, these are roses and daisies. Same Garden,
different flower, Perfect Harmony.
The purpose of harmony is to pull the pieces
of visual image together
This picture is taken
in the RCA office.
The colors are
aligned to and
come together to
make harmony.
Radial BalanceRadial Balance is ALMOST circular or round. It is a
distributed arrangement of items around a central point
either extending outward or inward.
Common examples include
• chairs centered around a table
• the structure of a circular rotunda (a round
building or room, especially one with a dome)
• or even a circular lighting fixture
The purpose of radial design is to create a focus on
a central item.
The ceiling fixture in this room is not a perfect
circle but it is circular.
Symmetrical Balance
Symmetrical balance is when items are actually
repeated or mirrored along a central axis.
Frequently seen in nature, and our own bodies.
Portray a feeling of stability, calmness and dignity
BUT can also be seen as static, dull and
unimaginative.
Symmetry can be seen through the use of pattern,
arrangement of furniture, fixtures, and through the
application of color
Example of Symmetrical Balance because of the placement of
furniture is the same on the right side of the room as it is on the
left.The purpose of symmetrical Balance is to
portray a feeling of stability, calmness
and dignity.
Asymmetrical Balance
Asymmetrical balance relates very strongly to
the visual weight of objects.
Instead of repeating the same item within a
space, asymmetrical balance uses different
elements with a similar weight to
Asymmetrical Balance tends to feel more
dynamic and less rigid because in these spaces
a variety of objects types are working together
to create balance.
Although this is not a picture of interior design it is a great way to show exactly what
Asymmetrical Balance is. 1 side has 1 man and the other side has 2 boys. The weight of the 2 boys is equal to the weight of 1 man
This is an example of Asymmetrical Balance in a room. On your left you see a lamp and on your right there isn’t a lamp like it,
but what looks to be shelves the 2 pieces aren’t
exact but they balance the room out.
The purpose of Asymmetrical balance is
balance is to make interiors feel more
dynamic and less rigid because in these
spaces a variety of objects types are
working together to create balance.
This picture
was taken in
the RCA
hallway. The
tiles on the
floor make
balance.
The purpose of
balance is to
make a room feel
whole.
Proportion Proportion relates to the general size of two objects
without information regarding their actual sizes (or
scales).
When you think of proportion you can think of food. Such
as how much food you body can consume.
So the proportion of food you can eat to the scale of
your body size.
Same with furniture, how big a couch is (proportion) to
the size of the room
Scale Scale refers to the relationship between two or more
objects, one that has a commonly known size. In most
cases, the size of objects is compared to our own human
scale
You can see that the way we build our environment is
based on the commonly known data of human scale.
Examples:
• standardized heights have been created for
countertops, chairs have been scaled to fit our bodies
• the widths of hallways allow for people to comfortably
pass one another.
The proportion and scale
shown in this picture is the
furniture is sized to fit the
room.
This picture
is taken in a
RCA class
room. The
desk are
scaled to fit
inside the
classroom.
Contrast
Contrast is the state of being strikingly different
from something else
An example of that can be red paint on a white
paper
Although this
picture is not
interior design it is
a great example
of contrast
between 2 colors.
This Is a couch
in the RCA
office. The wall
as well as the
room is a
neutral color,
and the couch
is a bright
yellow.
Emphasis
Emphasis is the way you place your intended focal point
within a space.
For example, in a linear room such as a hallway the wall
space at the very end of the hall or a feature area in the
center would have the most impact.
Examples of emphasis being displayed in a room can be
a fire place, artwork, staircases, high ceilings, or large
windows with views can be the focal point.
Emphasis can also mean what object you want to stand
out in a room.
The emphasis principle
in this picture is the
painting. The white
walls bring out the
colors in the painting.
The hallway in RCA is
a neutral color and
the one area around
the door is blue
because the painters
of the school wanted
the area around the
door to be
emphasized.
Rhythm and Repetition
Rhythm and repetition can be achieved
by repeating any of the elements of
design (line, color, texture and pattern,
light, scale and proportion) or other design
concepts in an organized and regular
way.
The rhythm in this picture
is the repeated
rectangulars going
vertically across the
building.
The blanket on
Ms. Stephens
desk shows a
couple different
examples. Such
as the top of the
blanket with the
blue.
It may be hard to
see but the blocks
are repetitive.