Interior design is an art of designing the inside space of a building creatively and technically. The designed space should be visually attractive and allow the clients to perform their works. The client or user should not feel discomfort with the position of an object in a space or by the color, size, and shape of an object.
2. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
• LIGHT
• SPACE
• TEXTURES
• LINE
• COLOUR
• HARMONY / THEME
• RHYTHM
3. LIGHT:
❖ It helps to made the VISIBLITY of the object.
❖ It gives beautiful look and different
AMBIENCE.
❖ In INDIAN culture light are mostly used in
festivals and different cultures.
TYPES OF LIGHTING
1. General lighting
2. Task lighting
3. Decorative lighting
4. GENERAL LIGHTING:
• Natural light of sun in Day
time.
• It gives the uniformity in the
room.
• It allows us to see the design
much more clearly.
5. TASK LIGHT:
• It gives the right level of
illumination for task.
• Such as lamps for study tables
and Spotlights.
6. DECORATIVE
LIGHT:
• It just for mere
decorations used
in rooms such as
different kind of
lamps,terrace,sp
ecially for
festivals and
celebrations.
7. SPACE: • It is a continuous area or expanse
which is free, available, or unoccupied.
• Space is the dimensions of height,
depth, and width within which all things
exists and move.
• Space gives us an idea of position (two
or more items) at a distance from one
another.
• Space defines in two category;
1. POSITIVE SPACE
2. NEGATIVE SPACE.
9. NEGATIVE
SPACE:
• Negative space
is the area
between and
around the
objects.
• It emphasize to
see shapes and
sizes more
effectively and
produce better
composed image.
10. RHYTHM:
• Rhythm in Interior Design comes from
repeatation.
• One can repeat the shape,size or colour to
let your eyes move throughout the room.
11. LINE:
• A Line is the connection of two or
more points.
• Definition is simple ,believe or not
lines are quite complex.
• Basically a lines can actually have
a psychological effect on a room.
• One can use different kinds of lines
all the time in order to create a
particular mood or ambience in the
rooms.
• One can also use a combination of
lines ,but often times one line will be
planned to dominate in order to
accomplish a desired effect.
12. HORIZONTAL
LINES:
• Horizontal lines suggest a solid,harmonious
relationship with the earth,and offers a sense of
tranquility.
• Long horizontal lines can visually expand
space,making rooms wider and longer.
• Lest you go overboard,remember that a room with too
many horizontal lines may become boring and lack
interest.
• Horizontal stripes painted on the wall can achieve the
same effect.
13. VERTICAL LINES:
• Vertical lines lift the eye, mind and the spirit
upwards. They convey strength, stability and security.
• They inspire awe and tend to diminish the
significance of human scale.(this is why historical
churches have always used vertical lines to lift eyes
heavenward.)
• The use of vertical lines tend to make interiors seem
higher.
• They are perfect in formal dining rooms, entryways
and formal living areas.
• Too many vertical lines may cause feeling of
uneasiness or confinement.
14.
15. DIAGONAL
LINES:
• Diagonal lines suggest
movement,energy,and
action.there is always sumthing
going on.
• Human interest is usually
sustained longer with digonal
lines than with straight
lines,probably due to the fact
that the eye and mind are so
stimulated.
• Too many diagonal lines
,particularly n the wall can be
overstimulating and tiresome.
16. ZIGZAG LINES:
• Zigzag lines are lines
that proceed by sharp
urns in alternating
directions, forming a
regular or irregular
pattern.
• A set of regular zigzag
lines is called chevron or
herringbone pattern.
• These lines can add
energy, life, and
excitement to an interior.
• Too may zigzag lines
might make viewers feel
distraught or agitated.
17. CURVED OR CIRCULAR LINES:
• They can give an elegant, human quality to interiors.
• A series of curved lines may give a rhythmic cadence to a
room, suggesting graceful movement.
• Too many curved lines might be viewed as too feminine.
• Curved or circular lines provide relief, softness and balance.
18. FLOWING
LINES:
• Flowing lines are
irregular curved lines
that move gently in a
random manner.
• They provide a great
deal of interest
because the viewer is
never certain where
the line will end.