My  Beau(ful  Beach  House  

Jillian  Bobinski  1  

About the Editor 3

Design Thesis 4

Elements Of Design 6- 33

Line 6-9 Texture 10-13 Light 14-17 Color 18-21 Space 22-25 Shape 26-29 Form 30-33

Principles Of Design 34-62

Balance 34-39 Harmony 40-45 Emphasis 46-48 Massing 49-51 Rhythm 52-56 Proportion 57-59 Scale 60-62

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         My  name  is  Jillian  

Bobinski.  When  I  was  

li<le  I  always  loved  to  go  

to  furniture  stores  with  

my  mom  and  would  love  

to  pick  out  different  

colors  and  pa<erns.  

           My  family  is  a  ar(st  

family,  my  mom  was  an  

art  teacher,  my  sister  is  a  

fashion  designer  and  my  

brothers  going  to  school  

to  be  a  architect.    

         When  I  was  younger  I  

used  to  play  this  game  

called  “Sims”,    I  built  

houses  from  scratch,  

decorate  the  inside  and  

put  furniture  inside  of  the  

house.  I  loved  being  

about  to  decorate    

different  houses.  

       When  ever  I  would  

go  to  different  hotels  

or  other  peoples  

houses  I  would  

recognize  the  elements  

of  design.  

       AJer  being  so  

interested  in  different  

homes  and  public  

areas  I  realized  that  I  

had  a  huge  passion  for  

interior  design.    

       My  dad  built  a  house  

in  Atlan(c  Beach  NC,  

and  because  of  it’s  

beau(ful  element  of  

design  I  choose  “My  

Beau(ful  Beach  House”  

as  my  topic  for  this  

issue.    

           

   

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Home Sweet Home

My Beach

House…. Is about beach décor and furniture that gives off a

relaxing feeling. My house is located in Atlantic Beach NC, which is a nice place to go and

relax for vacation. My dad rents this house out to people

and our goal is to make people feel like their at home. All around the house there are

many different colors, harmony, shapes, line and

different elements and principles of design.

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E L E M E N T S  

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Line Texture Light Color Space Shape  Form        

v Straight Horizontal

v Straight Vertical

v Curved Tightly

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Horizontal lines are parallel to each other, just like this fireplace. This creates relaxation in the room. The horizontal part of the fireplace shows restfulness. This

fireplace has multiple horizontal lines which makes them parallel to each other. These lines can create rhythm which can make the fireplace stand out in the room. The tile and wood fireplace gives off strength because of the horizontal lines.

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Straight Vertical lines go downward and upward. They create a feeling of height. This elevator creates height because it is beyond what we can reach. When looking

at the elevator the eye can travel up and down it. The elevator creates growth and strength because of how tall it is and the various vertical lines on it. 8  

A Curved Flow lines create comfort and relaxation. Curved flowing lines are soft and calming because they curve in one direction. The pattern of the driveway gives off a relaxing feeling because its shaped like a wave.

The pattern starts off big and curls in to the middle which gives off relaxation. When entering this driveway it gives off a graceful feeling of the outside of the house.

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v Surface Quality Real

v Implied Texture

v Reflective

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Real texture is when things are exactly what they look like. Real textures are things we can see and feel. These textures can be smooth, rough or bumpy. The brick wall along the pool is real texture because it looks rough and if you feel it, it is also rough.

Just by looking at this wall someone would know that this is real texture because of how thick and heavy the bricks look.

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Implied Texture is texture that you are able to see but can not feel. The texture might look textural but when you feel it, it is usually smooth. This counter top in the kitchen is implied texture because it looks like it would be rough and textual because of all the cracks and the rocks in it, but it is smooth and shinny. This counter top gives an interesting look and makes someone think it has texture.

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Reflective texture is texture that reflects itself. The texture is usually implied texture because it is smooth rather than surface quality which is rough an bumpy. This kitchen table is reflective texture because the sun is shinnying through the window which shows a reflection of the chairs and the placemats on the table. It is good that the table is positioned next to the window because the sun shines through giving it a shinny look. �

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v Colored

v Floor Lamps

v Table Lamps

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Light makes up color. Colored light is made from different wave lengths of light. This bird is many different colors. The orange, yellow, and pink colors are long wave lengths because they are warm colors. The blue and green colors are short wave lengths because they are cool colors. Colored light is very vibrate because of its wave lengths. This parrot shines bright making it stand out in the room.�

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Floor lamps are usually placed by chairs to give light in the room. Floor lamps are usually tall. This lamp is next to two chairs  

Giving light in the room and above the couches. This lamp is giving off light only in the corner of the room. 16  

Tables lamps are usually only on side tables in a living room or a bedroom. They give off a small amount of light in a room. This lamp is on a side table next to a bed. This is giving light to the corner of the room and above a person laying or sitting in bed.

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v Monochromatic !

v Tetrad Complementary !

v Direct Complementary !  

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Monochromatic is a single hue that sets itself apart from other colors. There is a lot of unity in monochromatic colors because they go from one shade to another. Monochromatic colors have the same original color but they can be lighter or darker. Like in this room the theme is blue, but the bed is a dark blue and the walls are a brighter blue. This bedroom shows 3 different shades of blue. By adding white or black it changes the original color but it lightens it or darkens it. The walls have a tint of white which makes it bright. The bed frame has a touch of black making it look darker.

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Tetrad Complementary is 4 colors on a color wheel. On the color wheel these 4 colors form a square. Each tetrad complimentary has 2 warm colors and 2 cool colors. �

This bed in the bedroom has a quilt that as tetrad complementary colors. The quilt has red, orange, blue and green on it. These colors form a square on the color wheel. The red and orange are the warm colors of the quilt and the green and the blue are the cool colors on the quilt. � 20  

Direct Complementary is when two colors lie opposite from each other on the color wheel. There is also 1 hue that is dominate to the two colors. The complements of the colors clash. These two crabs on the wall show direct complementary because orange and blue are opposite from each other on the color wheel.

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v Positive Space

v Negative Space

v Crowding Territoriality

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Positive space is when the furnishing is well organized. It is also when the furniture is taking up space in a room. In this kitchen, there is positive space because all the chairs are surrounded around the bar. The island in the kitchen gives off negative space but it equals out with the rest of the kitchen.

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Negative space is when there is room between two objects. Negative space is also when an object is always placed in the same area all the time. This couch in the living room shows negative space because there is a gap between the couch and the wall. To not make it negative space the couch could be pushed against the wall.

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Crowding Territoriality is when things are gathered together. Things can either be messy or organized when talking about crowding territoriality. Crowding areas can be living rooms and kitchens, but closets are the most crowded.

This closet shows crowding territoriality because all of the clothes are gathered together. This closet is a clean crowding territoriality because everything is neatly organized.

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v Geometric

v Natural/Organic

v Abstract

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Geometric shapes are circles , squares, and triangles. A two-dimensional geometric shapes are usually lines and points connecting each other. Three dimensional geometric shapes are a set of vertical lines. The outside of the house has geometric shapes. The top of the roof forms a triangle multiple times. The windows around the house are mostly rectangles and square but there are a few windows that make a circle.

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Abstract shapes are shapes that look interesting and and tend to look sloppy. The shapes can form a design and look like something. This tile counter in the bathroom is abstract because it looks like water or waves. The tile is different colors and travels in different directions making it look like its wavy. A

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Organic and natural shapes have flowing and curving look. These shapes still are geometric because they can be circles and squares but they are curvy and have angles.

The front door shows natural and organic shapes because of the shapes on the glass door. These shapes look like circles and triangles but they are curvilinear and have angles to them.    

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v Natural

v Abstract

v Geometric

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Abstract forms are objects that are unique and stand out. These forms are also different and can look like many different things. This bench is an abstract form because it is unique. It is not common for people to have a bench in a hallway attached to the wall. This bench also looks like it would be in a kitchen, when it is at the end of a hallway.

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Geometric forms are different kinds of shapes. These shapes are simple and common shapes like, circles, triangles and squares. Geometric forms are things built to me a shape.

This book case has geometric forms because the whole bookcase is a rectangle. The little objects on the bookcase form circles, squares and triangles. Since there are different objects with geometric forms it makes the bookcase stand out in the room.

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Natural forms are forms that are naturally made. Objects with this form can look interesting and unique. Natural forms also aren't perfect, they have edges and are curvy. This shell is a natural form because it came from the beach, which makes it natural. This shell also bumpy and has a lot of openings.

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P R I N C I P L E S

O F

D E S I S I G N

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Balance Harmony Emphasis Massing Rhythm Proportion Scale    

v Visual Symmetry �

v Structural Symmetry�

v Visual Asymmetry�

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Visual Symmetry is when there are objects that balance out and if you split it in half they look the same. This big window in the kitchen represents Visual Symmetry because it all balances out. If you cut the window in half, they would look exactly the same.

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Structural  symmetry  is  when  something  is  showing  balance  that  was  built.  If  you  cut  the  structure  in  half,  it  looks  the  same.  This  outside  shower  represents  structural  symmetry  because  it  is  shaped  as  a  square.  If  a  square  in  half,  both  pieces  are  the  same.  The  inside  of  the  shower  is  symmetrical  too.        

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Visual Asymmetry is when something you see isn’t balanced if you split it in half. This design on the tile floor when you walk in the house represents Visual Asymmetry because if you split it in half the pieces wouldn't’t look the same Although the design isn’s symmetrical, the shape of it is circlular and the tiles around it are all square.

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Structural  Radial  Symmetry  is  when  you  cut  something  circular  in  half  and  they  balance  out.  If  you  cut  this  side  table  in  half,  your  pieces  will  look  the  same.  The  legs  of  the  table  are  boaGng  paddles.  Since  there  are  two  in  the  front  and  one  in  the  back,  if  you  cut  it  down  the  middle,  it  would  balance  out.  The  bo0om  and  the  top  tables  are  circular.  If  you  cut  down  the  middle  of  the  table,  you  will  get  half  circles.    

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v Unity through Shape

v Variety through Color

v Variety through Furniture

v Unity through repetition

v Unity through line

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Unity though shape is when you have the same shape repeating itself over and over again or if you have all different kinds of shapes repeating in a pattern. This staircase going downstairs represents unity through shape. The boarder of the stairs has squares that repeat as you go down. The railing is circular and flows down the stairs. The stairs, which is the wood flooring, creates long rectangles which are repeated down the whole staircase. �

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Variety through Color is when you have different objects put together or near each other that have different colors. There can be a pattern, but the same color can’t be near each other. These table mats show variety through color because they are all different. The table shows a pattern of colors but the same color isn’t next to each other. The mats show purple, red, teal and yellow and repeat the pattern.

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Variety through Furniture is when a room has different kinds of furniture in it. A room can look disorganized if it has a variety of furniture, but it makes it look unique and interesting. This play room shows variety through furniture because the pieces of furniture are different sizes, colors, and shapes. The floor also makes the the furniture stand out because it doesn’t’t match. Having a variety of furniture like this, makes a room look entertaining and fun.

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Unity through Repetition is when something repeats itself whether it is the same or different. The side of the house shows unity through repetition because it is the same color which stands out the most. The side of the house also has square shutters that repeats itself around the whole outside of the house.  

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Unity through Line is when there is a calm and relaxing feeling though lines. Whether the lines are the same or different, the lines should create a pattern or have a repetitive look. This stand for a pool table represents unity through line. The actual stand itself has horizontal lines and vertical lines that connect to make the structure. The pool table sticks are the same on both sides and show a vertical line. Even though not all the lines go the same way, it still looks together.

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v Focal Point-Visual

v Focal Point-Structural

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Visual Focal Points are objects that catch your eye as soon as you enter a room or building. Focal points are usually bigger than everything else in the room. This big window showing a view of the beach is the visual focal point in the room because it is the largest thing in the room. This window also catches a persons attention because it is letting so much light into the room.

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Structural Focal Points are objects on a building or the building itself that stands out and catches a persons attention. This is the back of the house looking out to the beach. The structural focal point is the spiral staircase. The staircase catches a persons eye because of house it flows. The rest of the house has vertical and horizontal lines and the staircase curves.

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v ACTUAL DENSITY

v OPTICAL DENSITY

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Actual Density is when something looks big by its features and size. The washer and dryer show actual density because they are the largest things in the room. Washers and dryers are also known for being larger. By their features and size, it looks like it has density.

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Optical Density is when an object looks visually dense. When things have optical density they look heavy and large. This bathtub in the bathroom looks like it is large and has a lot of weight. This tub has a lot of density but since its open inside, it isn't has dense as it looks.

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v Repetitive

v Climatic

v Contrast

v Transitional Flow

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Repetitive Rhythm is when something is repeating in a object or the object itself. This window in a bedroom shows repetition through rhythm because the blinds are continuous. The blinds are all going the same direction and repeats in all three windows.

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Climatic Rhythm is when there is an object that has a focal point at the top and different shapes and lines at the bottom.

In this light house, the shelves are all circular but decrease in size as you go up. The top of the light house stands out because its pointy and different from the rest of the structure.

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Contrast Rhythm is when an object catches a persons eye in a room. When talking about contrast, color is a big thing. Lighter colors will catch a persons attention more than dark colors. This dresser is the focal point in the room because of its texture and design. The room is a bright orange and the dresser is white, so because the walls are so bright it makes the dresser stand out. The dresser might not be the same color as the walls but the painted design on it has orange in it.

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Transitional Flow Rhythm allows a person to follow an object by its direction its going. Objects that go up or down and increase or decrease in size usually show transitional flow.

This staircase in the back of the house shows transitional flow because it goes upwards and downwards. Not only does it go in two directions, but the staircase swirls which makes it flow. 56  

v Object in Proportion

with Space

v Object not in

Proportion with Space

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Objects in Proportion with Space are objects go with the area surrounding it. The object also has to look good in the area of space it is in. The island in the middle of the kitchen is an object in proportion with space. Even though the island is in the middle of the kitchen and can cause traffic problems is has space around it for a handful of people.

The island also is in proportion because of its size. When you walk into the kitchen a persons eye goes straight towards the island because it is not attached to anything. The wood on the island makes it fit in with the rest of the kitchen. 58  

Objects  not  in  proportion  with  the  space  are  objects  that  do  not  look  good  in  a  space  and  do  not  fit  in.  Having  an  object  not  in  proportion  with  the  space  can  distract  a  person’s  view  of  the  entire  space.    

This  statue  of  a  sailor  is  an  object  not  in  proportion  with  space  because  of  its  size  and  positioning.  The  statue  is  larger  than  everything  else  in  the  room  so  it  makes  a  person  focus  on  it  when  they  shouldn't’t  be.  The  statue  is  also  not  in  the  right  spot.  It  causes  traffic  because  it  blocks  people  from  walking  around  the  table.  

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v Human Scale

v Symbolic Scale

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Human Scale is when objects are compared to human size. People use human scale to make things look good in spaces. This shower is an example of human scale because it is larger than a human. The handles are reachable for humans and the shower head is positioned high so that the water comes down on a persons head. 61  

Symbolic  Scale  is  when  an  object  symbolizes  many  different  things.  An  object  is  usually  different  sizes  if  it  is  a  symbolic  scale.  This  sailboat  is  an  example  of  symbolic  scale  because  it  is  a  lot  smaller  than  an  actual  boat.  The  sailboat  is  represenGng  an  actual  sailboat  but  it  is  like  a  toy  on  a  shelf.    

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