"What are some things to take notice of when observing existing space for space/design planning?", "1) Noise concerns<br /> 2) Privacy concerns<br /> 3) Lighting/window placement/views out window<br /> 4) Space wasting issues<br /> 5) Can windows/doors be added?" "What is a comfortable distance range of seating in a living room for conversation?", "4-10ft" "Define: Quality", "It is made of carefully selected components and appropriate materials." "Define: Aesthetically pleasing", "Pleasing to the eye" "Define: Relative size", "Refers to how big something is in comparison to something else" "Define: Scale", "Is the size of one object in relation to other objects in a design." "Define: Space", "The area in which shapes and forms exist, is most frequently a room defined by the planes of walls, floor, and ceiling." "Define: Positive space", "Solids or forms" "Define: Negative space", "The area surrounding the solids" "Define: Proportion", "Refers to the eye pleasing relationship between various parts and the whole." "Define: The Greeks", "Discovered that ratios that best serve our human needs lie between 1:1 and 2:1. With much effort they identified the most eye pleasing and useful ratio was 1:1:618, known as pi." "Define: Parthenon", "Was built in Athens, the Greeks used their knowledge of proportion in construction. The Golden Rectangle has impacted many buildings, ancient and modern." "Leonardo da Vinci", "Developed a system of proportions using the human figure with outstretched arms and spread legs with arms and legs touching a circle, inscribed in a square." "LeCorbusier", "The 20th century architect/designer developed a system of proportions using a human figure with one raised arm." "Define: Anthropometry", "The study of human body measurements especially on a comparative basis." "Define: Ergonomics", "A science that deals with designing and arranging things so that people can use them easily and safely." "Define: Textures", "It is the actual and perceived details on a surface and describe the relative roughness or smoothness of a surface, the hardness and softness as well." "Define: The Golden Ratio", "1.618 Seemingly magical relationship with the Fibonacci Series turn out to relate directly to natural phenomena such as the clockwise and anticlockwise spirals o n the surface of pinecones and pineapples and in the center of daisies. "Phi"" "Define: Balance", "Or equilibrium in design is achieved in 3 ways: bi-lateral symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial." "Define: Bi-lateral symmetry", "The "mirror" effect, or when one object is reflected across a plane to a create another instance of itself." "Define: Symmetrical balance", "If two equal objects are the same distance from the fulcrum, it is balanced symmetrically." "Define: Asymmetrical balance", "Two unequal objects can be balanced by moving their distance from the fulcrum or using objects of different sizes an equal distance from the fulcrum." "Define: Radial balance", "is based on a circle with elements arranged around a single point." "Define: Rhythm", "Involves the repetition of elements in a space." "Define: Emphasis", "Is the focal point of a space or an object. It gives more importance or significance to some part of the design." "Define: Pattern", "1) Patterns can be either structural or applied (used on flat surface and almost always based on repetition of smaller design motifs).<br /> 2) Patterns create perceived texture.<br /> 3) The repetition of pattern can establish rhythm in a design scheme." "Define: Ornamentation", "Refers to the visual extras added to enrich a design. Ornamentation should be historically appropriate with era of construction." "Define: Absolute size", "The literal dimension of a space or object." "What effect does texture/or pattern have on the size of a room.<br /> What about strong contrasting colors?", "The walls will appear closer or room smaller. No pattern makes it feel larger. Strong contrasting colors will also make a room appear smaller."
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