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adjacency

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The relationship of objects or spaces that are near each other

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angular

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went straight lines meet at sharp points

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balance

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The overall sense of evenness in the design

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What’s interior design?

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any interior environment is an interactive experience of the structures object surfaces, space & light by the people who move through that building.

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contour

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this is the outline that has a slightly more nauced meaning. An outline is typically the border between a drawn object and its surroundings, contour captures the shapes made by a 3-D surface

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corners

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walls at 90° to each other

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curvilinear

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professional way to describe a flowing or curving line or an outline of a shape bounded by curved rather than straight lines

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emphasis

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where an element, feature or strategy dominates

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flow

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The way movement within a space happens

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flush

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when A surface runs in exactly the same protrusion as an adjacent surface

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gestalt

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to have an overall sense of something; to view a project as a whole and not just a sum of its parts

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grayscale

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working with black-and-white and all hues & tones in between

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Harmony

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The pleasing and complementing coexistence of all aspects of a design

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hierarchy

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The order in which things happen or feature

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holistic

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taking an eagle eye view instead of a microscopic one

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integral

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A necessary part of

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labyrinth

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A complex arrangement of spaces

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layers

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for example, finishes, furnishings, lighting

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motif

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A repeated element like a pattern in textiles, for example a paisley print this gives rhythm

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monochrome

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contrary to popular believe this does not refer to black-and-white. Monochrome means to work with one color which can include any hue or tone of that color

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muted

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Color theater softened or dimmed; made less bright. One way of achieving this is by adding complementary colors

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negative space

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The empty space between objects. More negative space allows what’s in the positive space to stand out more. Negative space, Referring to the empty space between design objects, is certainly a prized term among designers. Some designers use negative space to create stickers messages, like the right pointing arrow between the “e” & the “x” in FedEx. even when it’s not being put to such clever purposes, though, the amount of negative space allowed importantly impacts the proportion of a design

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overlap

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when functions, activities or spaces merge

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perimeter

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outlines or edges of a plan

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Radial

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Lines radiating from a common center

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Rectilinear

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opposite of curvilinear. refers to a shape consisting of parallel & perpindicular straight lines.

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scale

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relationship of elements to each other.

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sequence

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do users experiences as he or she movesthrough a building or space

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structured

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designs that are strongly geometrical; based on straight lines, standard proportion & symmetry

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symmetry

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visual & physical balance.

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variegated

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opposite of monochrome - the means there is a variety of colors present

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wedge

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area or form betwen two other areas or forms

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unity

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a completed, harmonizing design. vivid: the opposite of muted - vivid or vibrant refers to very bright color. The juxtaposition of muted colors provide low contrast; The juxtaposition of vivid colors provides high contrast

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translucent

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allows light through but not well defined images. (transparent allows both light and images through, like a window. opaque does not allow either light or images through.)