PRACTICE ACTIVITY
IDENT I FY ING THE S I X ELEMENTS Utilizing brand catalogs or interior design magazines, find pictures depicting each of the six E L EMENTS OF DES IGN outlined below. After completing the exercise, review with your manager or training partner.
F IND DEP I CT IONS OF
1 SPACE A small area room and a large area room. 2 L INE Examples of rooms where each of the following line styles is noticeable: vertical, horizontal, diagonal and curved. 3 FORM Objects of different shapes and sizes in a room such as tables, lamps and sofas. Observe how the form affects the feel of the space. 4 T EXTURE Rooms where texture is evident, Search out casual settings and formal settings. How are the textural choices affecting the casual or formal feel? 5 PAT T ERN A room that has used only one pattern and one that has multiple patterns — what effect does this have? 6 COLOR Look for examples of different color palettes and consider how they make you feel. It’s great if you can find identical spaces using different colors, e.g. the same room painted in different tones will illustrate the effect.
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