Chapter 1: Primary Elements

1. Point

       Definition: A small cylindrical object that is round in nature.

       Diagram: 

 

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/40600/40679/geo-10_40679.htm

  

    Illustration: I used a floor plan with columns to represent points. Where you see full black dots, those are columns being displayed on a floor plan. They represent columns this way, because columns are round in nature and would look this way if you were looking at then from an aerial view.

                                       

                                                                         http://www.grisb.org/plans/plan2.htm

2. Line

   Definition: A continuous mark from point A to point B.

   Diagram:

                                              

                                                    :http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/File:Straight_Line_Steady.svg

 

   Illustration: I chose an illustration of a, what seems to be an enormous wooden pole. I chose this image because, its funny and its represents a line. It is a continuous pole from point A(top) to point B (bottom).

                                                      
                                                                                       http://www.lastfrontier.org/alaska_state_fair_slide_16.htm

3. Plane

   Definition: A flat 2-dimensional surface. Can be made visually by a series of lines or shapes.
   Diagram:                  

                                     
                                                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Planes_parallel.svg

                                 

  Illustration: This repetition of wires creates a plane.With them being so close together, it forces your eye to look at them as a whole.
                                           

                                                     

4. Volume

    Definition: an object or space that has dimension and depth to it.

    Diagram:

 

                                      http://www.web3d.org/x3d/specifications/vrml/ISO-IEC-14772-VRML97/part1/nodesRef.html                                                     

                                            

  Illustration: I chose a column to show volume. This column is round and thick. The thickness gives the column volume.

                  

http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/MiddleEast/Jordan/Jerash.html

  

 

Introduction

Hello and welcome to D3sign.

This blog is an academic project for my Form, Space, and Order class at SCAD-Atlanta (Savannah College of Art and Design). Throughout this blog I will define, diagram, illustrate, and describe basic terms about design. These terms were given to us by our teacher to insure that we have a basic understanding of design and all of its elements. 

My Story:

I have always loved anything design related. I would literally re-decorate and paint my room every other month. It got so bad that you could peel the paint off of the walls. I would usually go through this monthly rampage because of some new trend that came out or I was inspired by something on the TV. Television is one of the main reasons that lead me to this profession. I would watch HGTV all day, everyday. One day after watching Divine Design with Candice Olson, I thought to myself, that this would be a great profession for me, thus the reason that I am attending SCAD.

My year at SCAD so far has been a world-wind. I have learned and crammed so much information into my mind, that at times, I literally feel like my head is going to explode. In the little time that I've been here I have learned that my major, Interior Design, Is not just picking out furniture and paint samples. Its basically 90% technical and 10% design. When I saw the late nights, sleeping bags, and break downs, I wanted to change majors, but I stuck with it and I'm glad that I did.

Design to Me:

Design to me is a plethora of things. Design can be strange, colorful, dark, loud, bold, Subtle, abstract, bright, edgy, etc. My approach is that I like to start out with a clean white space, I don't care if the walls are cream, I need them to be white. For some reason, I feel like in a white room, I can concentrate on what needs to be added. I then pick an inspiration piece, for example a hot pink chair (My favorite color). I analyze the chairs features and ask myself, what period does this chair relate to? What types of color would go best with it? what is its complementary color? etc. After analyzing it, I scan through magazines and find an already planned design that I like and take bits and pieces from it to put into my design. At times, I will have a "That's so Rave" moment and have a vision of what the space will look like if I added this, or that. After all of the research is done, I render my space and add little tweaks here and there if needed.

Right now I don't have a style that I'm married to and I don't plan on doing so. I like being diverse and trying new things; I want to conquer all styles! I do, however have a very girly aesthetic. I like pink, fashion, and zebra print (only on rugs), but what girly girl doesn't. So don't be surprised If you see a little pink in my drawings and photos, I try to incorporate it whenever I can. As the year goes on, and I gain more knowledge about design, I'm sure my design philosophy will grow as I do. I hope that you all will keep checking back to see my progress.

Sincerely,

        D3sign