Week One Blog Post

 Week One Blog Post

    Throughout this week we went through notes on point, line, form, and plane. Point is the most basic element and is a stable feature. I found it interesting the idea of the focal point, this is something that really is everywhere, but we may not always pick up on it due to how common it is in design. Thinking about build in focal points vs created focal points. A built-in focal point can be a vaulted ceiling, fireplace, angled walls, or windows. All these things are focal point that are the foundation of the design. A created focal point could be artwork, back splashes, mirrors, and accent wall colors. All these design elements also draw your eye in. 

    We also talked about line and especially an implied line, this could be two points that create a line, the example talked about in class was in Washington D.C. and the line that connects the major monuments. Line has a huge play in design and can make an individual feel many different things. The horizontal line gives a cozy or grounded feeling, the horizontal lines on furniture such as a couch. The verticals on an area rug, each of these things gives a sense of calm. You will see lots of these elements in a home or hospitality focused area. Compared to vertical lines, which express a strength or importance to the design. We see these in community places, courts, and city spaces. Each of these spaces you want to feel expansive and luxurious. When I think of vertical lines I see them inside a luxurious hotel in the city. A space that feels open and large with tall columns that secure the space. 

    There are other lines that help the essence of a space, these include diagonal lines, zigzag lines, and curved lines.  Diagonal lines feel energetic, dynamic, and have a sense of freedom. All these lines give a feeling of expressiveness, they all are more artistic lines. Throughout this week after learning about the way lines in a space can make you feel I have notices it more in the interior spaces I am in. For example, the coffee shop that I went to had tall, vaulted ceiling while also having an upper loft space that contained more horizontal lines. The two feelings that I had in the different spaces helped me understand their purpose. 

    In the first chapter of Sketching Interiors, it talked a lot about the material that are needed as well as what drawing upside down does for your brain. I found the drawing exercises interesting and how drawing upside down helped me focus more to the shape of what I was drawing compared to the actual object I was sketching.