Perspective Drawing: Living Room

This is my first attempt at a perspective drawing from this past Summer 2011 Term. I experienced  a few glitches and skewampus angles, but am slowly learning the mathematical procedure to the drawings.

First Project in Space Planning

I'm finally posting my first group project for my space planning class. We designed a home that was ADA (American Disabilities Act) Approved. We were given the floor plan, and were to give it a colonial design. We loved working on the project and planning of it. In this project I was in charge of the floor plans.

Finals Week: Lighting Project

In the final days of my principles of design class I was to make my own light fixture. I had so many different ideas and really wanted to do a chandelier design, but due to time and utility restraints I decided to go with a simpler table lamp fixture. To accomplish my design I had to visit many hardware stores, craft stores, and even resort to some drafting supplies. Here is a list of the supplies I used:

• -1 Crawdad Catcher (fishing dept.)
• -1 Empty paint can
• -1 ft. Heavy Duty suspension wire
• -75+ Crystals
• -3 Sheets drafting vellum
• -1 Can metallic spray paint
• + trial & error assembly

In the end it all came together and was even done a couple days early!  I was finally in class and about to present when it all came down... the whole structure came down and crystals were everywhere, but by then I just laughed it off and was glad my work was over.

The final project looked just how I wanted, elegant, whimsical and bright...now I just need to work on the sustainability.

Finals Week: Textiles Color Board

Finals week brought on almost more than I could handle with a pile of final projects for 17 credits of classes, but in the end everything came together thanks to some late nights and many prayers. One of the first finals I turned in was for my class in textiles. We were to partner up with a classmate and swap a magazine clipping of a room in which we would change only the textiles in the room to change the ambiance and appearance of the space. This color board was a little different than any I had been doing before. It was to be 16x20, have all the specs on each of the fabrics chosen, and have labels for each. In the end I enjoyed putting it together and liked trying new things.

     

           It ended up being a great learning experience for me because I was paired with a girl who had taste so different from mine. The challenge was great to push my creative skills and deal with "real world" design trials. She ended up loving it and I didn't mind it so much myself. 

I found the best deal on a canvas from a nearby store covered it with a beautiful gold harlequin fabric and lined it with a black card-stock border to finish it off.

I'm trying new logos out to decide which I like best and working on something to go with all design types.

The final finished product with large textile samples, logos, a title and the inspiration magazine clip. She said she liked the dark maroon/reds, dark green, and blues. I chose fabrics that would bring in the rich color scheme she was seeking while keeping it classy and not too stuck in the 90's.