Module 1 - Intro to Interior Design

Question 1

adjacency

Answer 1

The relationship of objects or spaces that are near each other

Question 2

angular

Answer 2

went straight lines meet at sharp points

Question 3

balance

Answer 3

The overall sense of evenness in the design

Question 4

What’s interior design?

Answer 4

any interior environment is an interactive experience of the structures object surfaces, space & light by the people who move through that building.

Question 5

contour

Answer 5

this is the outline that has a slightly more nauced meaning. An outline is typically the border between a drawn object and its surroundings, contour captures the shapes made by a 3-D surface

Question 6

corners

Answer 6

walls at 90° to each other

Question 7

curvilinear

Answer 7

professional way to describe a flowing or curving line or an outline of a shape bounded by curved rather than straight lines

Question 8

emphasis

Answer 8

where an element, feature or strategy dominates

Question 9

flow

Answer 9

The way movement within a space happens

Question 10

flush

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when A surface runs in exactly the same protrusion as an adjacent surface

Question 11

gestalt

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to have an overall sense of something; to view a project as a whole and not just a sum of its parts

Question 12

grayscale

Answer 12

working with black-and-white and all hues & tones in between

Question 13

Harmony

Answer 13

The pleasing and complementing coexistence of all aspects of a design

Question 14

hierarchy

Answer 14

The order in which things happen or feature

Question 15

holistic

Answer 15

taking an eagle eye view instead of a microscopic one

Question 16

integral

Answer 16

A necessary part of

Question 17

labyrinth

Answer 17

A complex arrangement of spaces

Question 18

layers

Answer 18

for example, finishes, furnishings, lighting

Question 19

motif

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A repeated element like a pattern in textiles, for example a paisley print this gives rhythm

Question 20

monochrome

Answer 20

contrary to popular believe this does not refer to black-and-white. Monochrome means to work with one color which can include any hue or tone of that color

Question 21

muted

Answer 21

Color theater softened or dimmed; made less bright. One way of achieving this is by adding complementary colors

Question 22

negative space

Answer 22

The empty space between objects. More negative space allows what’s in the positive space to stand out more. Negative space, Referring to the empty space between design objects, is certainly a prized term among designers. Some designers use negative space to create stickers messages, like the right pointing arrow between the “e” & the “x” in FedEx. even when it’s not being put to such clever purposes, though, the amount of negative space allowed importantly impacts the proportion of a design

Question 23

overlap

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when functions, activities or spaces merge

Question 24

perimeter

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outlines or edges of a plan

Question 25

Radial

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Lines radiating from a common center

Question 26

Rectilinear

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opposite of curvilinear. refers to a shape consisting of parallel & perpindicular straight lines.

Question 27

scale

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relationship of elements to each other.

Question 28

sequence

Answer 28

do users experiences as he or she movesthrough a building or space

Question 29

structured

Answer 29

designs that are strongly geometrical; based on straight lines, standard proportion & symmetry

Question 30

symmetry

Answer 30

visual & physical balance.

Question 31

variegated

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opposite of monochrome - the means there is a variety of colors present

Question 32

wedge

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area or form betwen two other areas or forms

Question 33

unity

Answer 33

a completed, harmonizing design. vivid: the opposite of muted - vivid or vibrant refers to very bright color. The juxtaposition of muted colors provide low contrast; The juxtaposition of vivid colors provides high contrast

Question 34

translucent

Answer 34

allows light through but not well defined images. (transparent allows both light and images through, like a window. opaque does not allow either light or images through.)