Complementary Colors Board

Orange

The color orange is a mixture of red and yellow. Orange is a color that calls attention. It evokes the feelings of enthusiasm, excitement, and warmth. Color psychologists claim that orange can improve the immunity system and stimulate digestion. It also promotes self-esteem and good humor. Orange is considered a “happy” color. An orange room may keep the occupant awake and make the room look smaller. Orange is a color best for living and dining rooms not bedrooms.

Blue

Blue is considered a calming color. It promotes intellectual thought and the feelings of loyalty, serenity, authority and protection. Blue is a color believed o keep hunger at bay. Blue also evokes the feelings of peace and tranquility. Blue can also create feelings of sadness and depression. Blue is a color often associated with nature or the ocean. It is the perfect calming color for a spa or bedroom.

Chapter 2- Formal Collision of Geometry

One type of formal collision of geometry is Interlocking.In interlocking two shapes overlap.

The image above shows how the plan of the Pantheon combines a circle and a square.

Image from:
commons.wikimedia.org

Chapter 2- Additive Forms

One type of an additive form is a cluster form. cluster forms are created when objects with a common trait are placed closely together to create a new overall shape.

The images above show how an arrangement of art on a wall creates a cluster form.

Image from: ategah.tumblr.com

Chapter 2-Subtractive Forms

Subtractive forms remove parts of a whole to expose a new form.

In the images above a roof is created from removing a portion of the cube structure.

Image from:

http://banjarinfo.com/search/abstract

Chapter 2- Dimensional Transformation

Dimensional transformation is the ability to remove one unit of a whole without changing the wholes dimension.

The cube stones are a part of a larger cube.

Image from:

http://g682granite.com/StonePavers.htm

Chapter 2-Primary Solids

The Primary solids are circles, squares and triangles. Circles are a series of points that are all equal distance around a center point. Squares are planes with four outer points. Triangles are planes with three outer points.

Squares can be found in Georgian Architecture. Circles can be found in Visionary Architecture. Triangle can be found in the gable of a roof.

Images from:http://www.marshalbuilders.com/site_flash/index-32.html

http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/city-of-bristol/ashton-gate/pictures/page8/

http://guntherstephan.blogspot.com/

Peacocks and promises...

Today I am going to do decorations for a friends wedding! The theme is vintage, eclectic peacock! Im so excited! The bride has bought all of her own stuff: peacock feathers, every kind of vessel imaginable and these adorable bird figurines! I'll mainly be doing centerpieces. Five will be the same and 15 will be arrangements of all there amazing things the bride has collected. The repeated centerpiece will be tall curly willow branches and peacock feather is tall black buckets.

Pictures will be posted soon!!!

My Design Philosophy

My design philosophy is to create an environment that evokes the imagination. I approach design as a challenge of aesthetic and function. However difficult the challenge, I like to use a sense of fun and playfulness when coming up with a solution. If feel spaces that have solved design issues with a bit of humor are much more smart and interesting.
I am also very passionate about incorporating sustainable products and practices into a design. I feel green design is a great way to educate clients about the benefits of designing and living with the environment in mind.
I also feel that a small, well-organized and efficient space can be green. When designing I like to use a space to its maximum benefit for the user so that there is not a lot of wasted space in the end. This would also help a client to more easily take inventory of their belongings and not waste money or embodied energy to buy new materials. I also like to repurpose and reuse things in a new way in order to save time and embodied energy of new materials.

Chapter1-volume

Volume

Volume is three-dimensional. It has length, width and depth. Volume can be created by a combination of planes to created solid or void volume.

In the image above, planes create void volume in the form of an architectural structure.

Image from: http://www.retrothing.com/2006/02/rocio_romero_pr.html

Chapter 1-plane

Plane

A plane is two-dimensional. It contains both lines and points. Planes have no form.

In the image above the floor, walls and counter tops create planes. The railing creates a series of lines also known as implied planes.

Image from: http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2009/01/an_interesting_interior_behind_a_simple_cow_hollow_faca.html

Chapter 1-line

Line

A line is two-dimensional. It has no real width or depth. Lines link, surround and intersect. Lines can also create boundaries.

In the image above lines are used to show an elevation.

Image from: http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/construction/other_units/compulsory/bcg1003a/bcg1003a/bcg1003aedit1csu.html

Chapter 1-point

Point

A point is one-dimensional. It has no depth, height or length. All things begin with a point. It serves as a marker or a starting point.

In the image above, points are used to create an implied line.

image from: http://www.arc-salem.org/Get-Prepared/default.asp

navigating SCAD

Yesterday my form, space and order class toured the SCAD building. We began at the front of the building; entering the front door and walking to the back parking deck. We analyzed the space, how it is divided with mainly visuale cues and NO signage.

A visitor or new student my find this intimidating. I know I did. But perhaps SCAD designed the school this way on purpose. The feeling of being lost will practically force you to try to find you way around on your own and eventually ask for help. This would help a new student start to talk to others and feel more comfortable with their new surroundings. I feel the "SCAD maze" may have been designed on purpose to get us students talking to each other.

image from: http://cohga.net/flickr/user/21150737@N03_20.html

repetition, repetition, repetition

Repetition is everywhere- pickets on a fence, windows of a building, patterns in tile. We do not often realize the beauty and function of this principal of design.

Repetition can be functional in the way that when we see the same stop sign over and over again we automatically obey it. Imagine if all stop signs varied in shape and color. We may not recognize its meaning and not stop at all.

Repetition can also be beautiful. In design, it can serve as a unifying element in an interior space. It can connect one room with the next in a subtle way. It can also give a design cohesion and rhythm. Repetition can also create a pattern that adds to the interest of a space.

sources of images from top:

http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2008/10/megumi_matsubara_with_assistant.html

http://spaceideology.wordpress.com/