It's an illusion......

The Picture plane is the two dimensional surface on which shapes are organized into a composition.


Koktelashs, The Early Years: 1911-1929 Early in the Teens Tanalian Point Saw a Steady Stream of Dena'ina Visitors Coming and Going between Old Nondalton and Even the Stony River Country (the. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 20 Apr. 2012. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.nps.gov/lacl/historyculture/tanalian-point.htm>.
Foreshortening is a distortion of a shape due to perspective where in an object appears shorter than we know it to be. (Comes forward/Bigger - Further away/Smaller)

"Stock Photo - The Calf Puts out the Tongue in a Comic Foreshortening." 123RF Stock Photos. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.123rf.com/photo_8031000_the-calf-puts-out-the-tongue-in-a-comic-foreshortening.html>.

Size relationships to achieve space are important in design. It's creating an object that looks closer (bigger) or further away (smaller).

Vertical location is the spatial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth. The higher the object is on the picture plane, the further back it is assumed to be.


"Bell Tower." Behind The Scenes. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://blog.chinatraveldepot.com/tag/behind-the-scenes-2/>.
Aeriral perspective is the perception of less distinct contours and value contrasts, as forms recede into the background, colors appear to be washed out in the distance or take on the color of atmosphere.

"Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer." : Aerial Perspective. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://janetwimmer.blogspot.com/2010/07/aerial-perspective.html>.
Multipoint perspective is the system of spatial illusion with different vanishing points for different sets of parallel lines.




Amplified perspective is the dynamic and dramatic illusionistic effect. Created when an object is pointed directly at the viewer.


"130 Stephanie Sexton." : Space (36-42). Web. 18 May 2012. <http://130stephaniesexton.blogspot.com/2011/04/space-36-42.html>.
Isometric projects are spatial illusions when lines receding on a diagnoal remain parrallel instead of converging toward a common vanishing point.



Ambiguity is the obscurity of motif or meaning.

Pattern & Texture

Pattern, we see it everywhere. In nature, we can see a pattern in the way petals form on a rose, the way leaves form on a tree limb. Pattern is everywhere.  It's the repetition of a visual element or module in a regular and anticipated pattern.

Texture on the other hand, is the survace quality of objects that appeals to the tactile sense, for instance..the thorn on the rose, the bark on the tree.

Pattern can create an illusion of texture, but texture itself is associated with touch.


PATTERN

Thompson, Jim. "Budding Beauties." - 2011-05-31 15:17:00. Web. 18 May 2012. http://www.interiordesign.net/article/540873-Budding_Beauties.php.

TEXTURE (tactile texture)

"SitePoint » Learn CSS | HTML5 | JavaScript | Wordpress | Tutorials-Web Development | Reference | Books and More." Elements Of Design: Texture. Web. 18 May 2012. http://www.sitepoint.com/elements-of-design-texture/.


Tacticle texture is the use of materials to create a surface that can be felt or touched can be used in many ways in interior design by utilizing blankets, arts, etc. The picture above also shows an example of this tacticle texture.

A collage is artwork created by assembling and pasting a variety of materials onto a two dimensional surface. Can be used in original art. Here is an example:



"Collage." Citizen Schools Blog. Web. 18 May 2012. http://blog.citizenschools.org/ctnation/2010/07/15/collage/.

Verisimilitude is the accuracy or faithfulness in depiction or representation. To create something true or believable, believable in its environment.

VERISIMILITUDE & Trompe L'oeil
"This and That and More of the Same." : Amazing 3D Chalk Sidewalk Art Images from Julian Beever. Web. 18 May 2012. http://thisandthatandmoreofthesame.blogspot.com/2012/05/amazing-3d-chalk-sidewalk-art-images.html.


Trompe L'oeil

A fench term meaning "to fool the eye" objects are sharp focus and delieated with meticulous care to create an artwork that almost fools the viewer into believing the images are actual objects.

Get into SHAPE!!!!!

Shape is a visually percived area created either by an enclosing line or by color or value changes defining the outer edge. Shape can also be called form.

Lauer, David A. "Chapter 8 "SHAPE"" Design Basics. 7th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979. 152-53. Print.

FIGURE AND GROUND are words also used to discuss positve and negative space - Ground (negative), Figure (positive). Interior designers work with figure and ground space constantly. We must think about the figure and the form, but also mus see the negative space left around it to determine how we will best utilize the space.


"Moderncat :: Cat Products, Cat Toys, Cat Furniture, and More…all with Modern Style." Fill In the Cat: Design Project by Oscar Nunez | moderncat. Web. 13 May 2012. http://www.moderncat.net/2009/06/21/fill-in-the-cat-design-project-by-oscar-nunez/.


Biomorphic Shapes

Shapes derived from organic or natural shapes.


"Amy Lau: Urban Biomorphic." Decorati Access. Web. 13 May 2012. http://access.decorati.com/2008/08/amy-lau/.


Naturalism, Idealism and Distortion

Naturalism....an object or portrait made to naturally look like it's reference.
Idealism... an object or portrait made to enhance the natural.
Distortion...an object or portrait made to have the proportions and forms of its natural reference.


"MARUBENI Art Collection." Thomas Gainsborough "Wooded Landscape with Peasant Courting a Milkmaid" Art Gallery Marubeni Corporation. Web. 13 May 2012. http://www.marubeni.com/gallery/painting_f/paint_07.html.


"David (Michelangelo)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Oct. 2012. Web. 13 May 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_(Michelangelo).


"Warped Paintings & A Proposition." Visual News. Web. 13 May 2012. http://www.visualnews.com/2011/09/19/warped-paintings-a-proposition/.


NONOBJECTIVE: Nonidentifiable objects, shapes with no object reference and no submect matter suggestion.

"Carpe Diem..." Multiply. Web. 13 May 2012. <http://ultimatekyle.multiply.com/reviews/item/10>.

Learn your lines!

LINE

A line is an extension of a point, elongated mark, connection between two points, the effect of the
edge of an object.



line, space, shape and form, 2012, www.uh.edu, 12 may 2012

"Google Images." Google Images. Web. 12 May 2012. <http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1>.

In design LINE can be used for several things... borders, mood, feelings, and defining shape and form.



An IMPLIED LINE is created by positioning a series of points so that the eye tends to automatically connect them.

Lauer, David A. "Chapter 7, Line." Design Basics. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979. 132-33. Print



"Interior Design: Living the Jane Austen Life." Interior Design: Living the Jane Austen Life. 20 Mar. 2010. Web. 12 May 2012. http://www.elledecor.com/interior-design-blogs/stylemonger/living_jane_austen_life.


Psychic lines is where there is no real line, not even intermittent points, yet we feel a line, a mental connection between to elements.

"UFFIZI GALLERY." UFFIZI GALLERY. Web. 12 May 2012. http://www.museumsinflorence.com/uffizi/16/16.html.


Contour lines vs. Gesture lines

Contour lines follow the edges of a form.. their outline. Gesture lines show shpaes in less important direct form.

CONTOUR LINES

"Euna Kwon: Clock Repair Store - Contour Line." Euna Kwon: Clock Repair Store - Contour Line. Web. 12 May 2012. http://kwoneuna.blogspot.com/2010/06/clock-repair-store-contour-line.html.


GESTURE LINES

"Animal Shapes: December 2009." Animal Shapes: December 2009. Web. 12 May 2012. http://animalshapes.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html.

LOST AND FOUND COUNTOURS

Lost and found contour lines give us just a few clues as to what the picture is supposed to be of; but doesn't show the complete contour of the line of the figure or object.

I got Rhythm!

Rhythm... strange word isn't it? The spelling.. the meaning.. many things about it are just odd. I mean, automatically you assume that when someone is talking about something having "rhythm" that they are talking about music. And they probably are..because that's the most discussed and most known definition. But there is rhythm in design. Did you know that? I didn't. But the connection between visual rhythms and musical rhythms can be more than a simile or metaphor.1

Rhythm in design means that there is a repeating of a certain theme or motif in a design.1

And just like in music, rhythm often evokes emotions. When a visual experience actually stimulates one of our other sense, the effect is called kinesthetic empathy.1

Lauer, David A. "Chapter 6, Engaging the Senses." Design Basics. 7th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979. 114-22. Print.

Like in this picture... this design evokes emotions. Relaxation, calmness, peace. This is an example of kinesthetic empathy. Joanna, "Handcrafted Rhythm in a Tropical Retreat." Interior Design Daily. March 30, 2011. April 29, 2012


Alternating Rhythm consists of successive patterns in which the same elements reappear in a regular order. Motifs alternate consistently with one another to produce a regular (and anticipated) sequence. The predictability of the pattern is necessary  The repetition must be fairly obvious or the whole idea of visual rhythm becomes obsure.1

The pictures on the wall of this picture show Alternating Rhythm. Each picture is the same framing and theme, but different colors change the look a bit. But the pattern is predictable enough to anticipate the rhythm of the design.

A designer's world: Interior Design, "

A Little Inspiration For The Designer In All Of Us", April 29, 2012

Progressive Rhythm is the repetition of a shape that changes in a regular manner. A feeling of a sequential pattern. Most often achieved with a progressive variation of the size of a shape, through it's color, value, or texture could be the varying element.

A designer's world: Interior Design, "

A Little Inspiration For The Designer In All Of Us", April 29, 2012

Polyrhythmic Structures are complex patterns employing more than one rhythm or beat. For Example:

doublemesh.com, "Impressive Patterns Interior Design by Colour Courageously" , April 30, 2012

Notice the different angles and circles, the different colors... yet the circle in the cube match the wallpaper, the variety of the rock art matches the wallpaper, the structure of the chair matches the wallpaper. The "poly" is the different shapes and colors, the "rhythmic" is the repeating patterns.

As an interior designer, rhythm will be very important. You want your client to be able to feel emotion when in their home or business. I believe that I will be using polyrhythmic structures the most in design. Different shapes, patterns, colors dictate polyrhythmic structures and are constant in interior design.

A few extra things...

So you have a large object in the center of your room and you need to balance the room? This happens quite often in bedrooms. One option is using Balance by position.  This is done by balancing a large object (like the bed) with smaller objects on the outer edge, as shown below..



Designexclusive. "Ultra Couture Design." Web log post. Ultra Couture Design. Onsugar. Web. 23 Apr. 2012. http://designexclusive.onsugar.com/.


and another thing.. just for fun.. Showing how you can make something large look small - in a matter of scale.

Browning, Brenda. Small Gruene Tower. Digital image. Web. 21 Apr. 2012.

BALANCE < = >

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This may be the hardest concept I will have as a new Interior Designer. Why you ask? Because I am relatively OCD about things balancing symetrically in my home decoration. If something is on the left, it must also be on the right. If there is a certain color on the left, it must also be on the right. This isn't because I can't appreciate it when it isn't.. it just is my preference. But it even comes down to things must be completely centered on a wall...furniture, artwork, etc. It is a blessing and a curse.

Balance - by definition refers to the distribution of visiual weight within a composition (1), but this can be achieved several ways.

(1) " Balance ". Design Basics. 7th Edition. Lauer/Pentak. 90. Print

Symmetrical Balance

This is probably the most recognizable balance trait in interior design. Basically..whatever you have done on the left, do again on the right. You fine this design in artwork, furniture placement, etc.


Eisner Designs. "Design Photography: Let's Get Symmetrical." Houzz. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/905184.



Asymmetrical Balance

Asymmetrical balance is achieved by different types of items with similiar visual weight or attraction to the eye being used horizontally or vertically to create picture. In the picture to the left, the strong room dividing wall is balanced by oversized light fixtures and table on the opposite side of the room.


"Interior Design Ideas, Tips & Inspiration." ChicTip Interior Design Blog. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. http://www.chictip.com/page/2.



Balance by Color or Value

Just as in asymmetrical balance, the balance of the room can be achieved by color. As in this picture to the right. The strong orange color on the right wall is balanced by the white sofa and chair on the left. Even though there is minimal furniture on the right, the color on the wall balances the strong furniture on the left.

"Decorating 101: Color Wheel, Value and Balance." Interior Decorating Ideas, Interior Design and Interior Decorating Tips, Home Design, Room Ideas for Your Inspiration– InteriorHolic. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. http://www.interiorholic.com/decorating/decorating-101-color-wheel-value-and-balance/.

Texture and Pattern

When decorating with strong patterns and textures, you can achieve balance by equalling a texture on one side with a pattern on the other. In the picture above, the heavy fireplace rock wall is balanced by the large pattern on the rug.
"HOMESLICE." : December 2011. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. http://heyhomeslice.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html


Radial Balance

Radial balance is achieved by objects radiating from a center circular object. It is not confined to symmetrical or aysymmetrical designs as it can be either, depending on how the objects burst from the center.

"Lighting." Comerford Collection. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. http://www.comerfordcollection.com/custom-lighting/urchin.shtml.