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.