Plane, Texture, and Pattern

 This week's topic is plane, texture, and pattern. 

In class, we talked about the influence that light has on a space. We compared the difference between natural light and man-made light. Light can be broken down into the categories of ambient lighting, task lighting, accent lighting, and mood lighting. Light can change how the environment feels. For example, an office requires bright lighting, but a living room uses softer lights. Natural light can also be manipulated according to the type of lighting that you are looking for. Beyond its functional purpose, light has the ability to set the mood and atmosphere of a space while defining color, line, and texture. 

Color also has an impact and works with elements of design which are space, line, form, shape, texture, and light, to create the desired visual effect. Like lighting, color can also change the environment and how the space feels. The colors that you choose can make people feel cheerful, calm, or welcome. We discussed how color theory is the study of how colors complement, contrast, or communicate different messages. It examines the effect that color has on humans and how humans perceive it. We discussed different terminology when referring to colors, like a family of a color, primary hues, secondary hues, and tertiary. We learned about color values and the difference between tint, shade, and tone. We examined how saturation affects color. Full saturation is the full strength of a color compared to a dull color when using low saturation. We learned about different color schemes. Monochromatic are different expressions of one hue and analogous are three colors that fall next to each other on the color wheel. 

We also learned about the effects of texture. Visual and tactile quality is given to a surface by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of the parts. Texture-tactile is the feel of a surface. This can change how light reflects from different angles and it can make a room feel more welcome, small, and warm. There is also visual texture which creates the illusion of texture and makes a pattern appear 3D. 

Lastly, patterns are an effective interior design element that can add visual interest and a repetitive decorative element to a space. There are all sorts of different patterns and different shapes that are used to make patterns, which add depth and personality to a design. 


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Comments

  1. Eliana JohnsonJanuary 26, 2024 at 9:43 PM

    I really appreciate how you stated the impacts of each of the mentioned subjects and explained by so well in the perfect amount of detail!

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  2. KatieJanuary 27, 2024 at 8:59 AM

    I think you did an excellent job of explaining light, color, and texture and how they are dependent on each other when in a space together. I also thing you did a really good job with the differing line weights in your sketch.

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  3. Sami FordJanuary 27, 2024 at 9:12 AM

    I liked your thorough explanation of what we learned about in class. I also appreciated how you gave some examples. Your drawing looks nice, and your subtle use of line weight was helpful to understanding the depth of the drawing.

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  4. Professor VanderNoordaaJanuary 27, 2024 at 11:52 AM

    Rebecca,
    I enjoyed reading your summary of the material we covered this week. Please include images that support your summaries as this gives us a fuller understanding.
    Your sketch was great!
    Total Points: 47/50

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