HARMONY BALANCE PORTION AND SCALE Principles of Design BY: BRIANNA HONCE INTERIOR DESIGN A4
Harmony Harmony 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. The purpose of harmony is to pull the pieces of visual image together As you can see, these are roses and daisies. Same Garden, different flower, Perfect Harmony.
This picture is taken in the RCA office. The colors are aligned to and come together to make harmony.
Radial Balance Radial 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.