Universal Principles of Interior Design
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Universal Principles of Interior Design

100 Ways to Develop Innovative Ideas, Enhance Usability, and Design Effective Solutions

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Universal Principles of Interior Design

100 Ways to Develop Innovative Ideas, Enhance Usability, and Design Effective Solutions

About this book

Explore 100 concepts and guidelines that are critical to a successful visualization and application of interior design.

Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, Universal Principles of Interior Design pairs clear explanations of every topic with visual examples of it applied in practice. By considering these concepts and examples, you can learn to make more informed and ultimately better design decisions. Covering all aspects of interior design, get insight into principles including:

  • Accessibility
  • Color Theory
  • Ergonomics
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Movement
  • Prototyping
  • Sustainability
  • Typology

The book is organized alphabetically so that principles can be easily and quickly referenced. For those interested in addressing a specific challenge or application problem, the principles are also indexed by questions commonly confronting designers.

Each principle is presented in a two-page format:

  • The left-hand page contains a succinct definition, a full description of the principle, and examples of and guidelines for its use. Side notes, which appear to the right of the text, provide elaborations and references.
  • The right-hand page contains visual examples and related graphics to support a deeper understanding of the principle.

This landmark reference is the standard for interior design students, practitioners, and educators, and others who seek to broaden and improve their understanding of and expertise in interior design.

The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects, engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and enriching their design knowledge.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. 01 Accessibility
  6. 02 Acoustics
  7. 03 Adaptability
  8. 04 Adjacency
  9. 05 Alignment
  10. 06 Anchoring
  11. 07 Aperture
  12. 08 Asymmetry
  13. 09 Balance
  14. 10 Biomimicry
  15. 11 Biophilia
  16. 12 Character
  17. 13 Circular Design
  18. 14 Circulation
  19. 15 Codes
  20. 16 Collaboration
  21. 17 Color Palette
  22. 18 Color Scheme
  23. 19 Color Theory
  24. 20 Composition
  25. 21 Connection
  26. 22 Contrast
  27. 23 Craft
  28. 24 Creativity
  29. 25 Depth
  30. 26 Design Process
  31. 27 Detail
  32. 28 Discovery
  33. 29 Durability
  34. 30 Egress
  35. 31 Emphasis
  36. 32 Ergonomics
  37. 33 Finishes
  38. 34 Form
  39. 35 Function
  40. 36 Furniture
  41. 37 Geometry
  42. 38 Gradation
  43. 39 Grid
  44. 40 Harmony
  45. 41 Health, Safety, and Welfare
  46. 42 Hierarchy
  47. 43 History
  48. 44 Hue
  49. 45 Human-Centered Design
  50. 46 Human Scale
  51. 47 Hybridization
  52. 48 Inclusivity
  53. 49 Innovation
  54. 50 Inspiration
  55. 51 Layering
  56. 52 Lighting
  57. 53 Line
  58. 54 Materiality
  59. 55 Measurement
  60. 56 Modeling
  61. 57 Modularity
  62. 58 Monochrome
  63. 59 Mood
  64. 60 Movement
  65. 61 Natural Lighting
  66. 62 Occupancy
  67. 63 Organic
  68. 64 Orientation
  69. 65 Pattern
  70. 66 Perspective
  71. 67 Philosophy
  72. 68 Placement
  73. 69 Preservation
  74. 70 Program
  75. 71 Proportion
  76. 72 Prototyping
  77. 73 Ratio
  78. 74 Red Thread
  79. 75 Regionalism
  80. 76 Representation
  81. 77 Rhythm
  82. 78 Rule of Thirds
  83. 79 Scale
  84. 80 Shape
  85. 81 Sight Lines
  86. 82 Social Impact
  87. 83 Space
  88. 84 Specifications
  89. 85 Storytelling
  90. 86 Styling
  91. 87 Surface
  92. 88 Sustainability
  93. 89 Symbolism
  94. 90 Symmetry
  95. 91 Technology
  96. 92 Texture
  97. 93 Tone
  98. 94 Transparency
  99. 95 Typology
  100. 96 Unity
  101. 97 Universal Design
  102. 98 Volume
  103. 99 Wayfinding
  104. 100 Zones
  105. Acknowledgments
  106. Index
  107. Credits
  108. Authors
  109. Copyright