Blog 7- Contrast Scale


This week in class we continued to talk about the Principles of Design; Rhythm, Proportion, and Scale.  

-Rhythm is when we arrange elements so there is a sense of repetition, progress, transition, or contrast. Rhythm is used to help enhance a space and direct our eyes around that space.  

  --There are several different types of rhythm which include repetition, gradation, contrast, Transition, and Radiation.  

---Repetition is when something is repeated over and over, which creates stability. 

---Gradation is when something uniformly increases or decreases in size or color. 

---Contrast is when there is a when two objects are similar but differ in color, shape, or size which is seen as dynamic. 

---Transition is when something smoothly guides us to something that is different. 

---Radiation is when something revolves around a central axis. 

-Proportion is when the size of objects fit together. 

-Scale is how the size of objects fit within a space.  

(Radial Rhythm)

 Chapter 7 of Sketching Interiors is titled Presenting materials with markers. Color is how we, as artists, express ourselves.  

Using markers can be very different from other types of media, but what is super unique about them is that you can use other materials with them to get an even better rendering. When using markers, you can blend them and use different size strokes depending on how much detail you want. In the book it demonstrates how to use the markers in different ways to help achieve how you want you rendering to look like. It shows both curved and straight lines, and even goes into how to draw different textures (which we started to do last week and will continue to do this week with our drawings).  


 

Lastly, we started to talk about the container project. The precedent I chose is a simple two container home. It is a one bedroom, one bathroom house with two containers on top of one another in a L shape. It is simple, and yet it is an elegant little home. The first floor is all public area with the living and kitchen, while the second floor is private with the bedroom and bathroom. The house it kept light in color, and minimalist in style so as not to overcrowd the small floor plan. It has a nice little homey feel with the addition of a few plants, plenty of windows to bring in light, and wood features that help to give it a bit of life. 




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  1. Professor VanderNoordaaMarch 2, 2024 at 7:36 AM

    Sammy great Blog- your summary of the Principles we discussed this week was great. I appreciate your colored rendering and your precedent study for our container home project! The container home was beautiful. Total Points 50/50

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  2. Sami FordMarch 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM

    Seeing as no one else published a blog this week, I'll comment on my own. I found it really interesting learning about the different types of rhythm. Also, I haven't really worked with markers too much, so it was nice to use this one as a practice for the color study. Additionally, I thought the precedent study I chose was both practical and pleasing to the eye.

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