INTDS 170 INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR DESIGN
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Demonstrate knowledge of the interior design profession and career opportunities.
Demonstrate proficiency in programming
Understand basic floor plan drawings and specifications.
Recognize human, physical and financial resources
Analysis special relationships and adjacencies and traffic flow
Determine special client requirements
Recognize effective furniture arrangements
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of color theory and create basic color schemes
Demonstrate knowledge of design fundamentals and their application to include:
Aesthetic awareness
Organization of the elements, line, texture, light and color;
Utilization of the Principles of balance, rhythm, emphasis, scale, and harmony
written and visual assignments
Demonstrate basic organizational skills
Demonstrate ability to work as a team
COURSE OUTLINE
1) The Interior Design Profession
a. Historical Overview
b. How interior designers are influenced by history
c. 20th Century interior design
i.
The modern architect
ii.
The society decorator
st
d. 21 Century
i.
Technological advances
ii.
Global connectivity
iii.
Health, safety and welfare issues
iv.
Evidence –based design
v.
Sustainability
2) Today’s Interior Design
a. Interior design vs. decoration
i.
Self-taught training
ii.
Education
3) Services Performed by Today’s Interior designer
4) Specialty Segments
a. Residential design
i.
Sub specializations
b. Contract, or Commercial, Design
i.
Sub specializations
ii.
Related Career Options
5) Professionalism in Interior Design
a. Professional Interior Design Associations
b. Basic overview of:
i.
ASID
ii.
IIDA
c. Related Professional, Specialty, and Trade Associations
i.
NKBA
ii.
IALD
d. Interior Design education
e. Academic Programs
i.
IDEC
ii.
CEU’s
iii.
NCIDQ
(Summary and Vocabulary)
6) Socially Responsible Design
a. Designing for the present and planning for the future
7) Human Factors
a. Universal design
i.
The seven principles of Universal Design
b. Spatial Experience through the Senses
i.
Sight
ii.
Hearing
a) Acoustics
b) White noise
iii.
Touch
iv.
Smell
v.
Taste
8) Scientific Determinants of Space
a. Anthropometrics
b. Ergonomics
9) Cultural Considerations
a. The client
10) Environmental Factors
a. Sustainable Design
(Summary and Vocabulary)
11) Design Theory
a. Aesthetics
b. Elements
i.
Form
ii.
Pattern
iii.
Texture
iv.
Scale
v.
Light
vi.
Color
c. Principles
i.
Proportion
ii.
Balance
iii.
Rhythm
iv.
Contrast
v.
Emphasis/focal point
vi.
Harmony/unity
(Summary and Vocabulary)
12) Color Theory and Application
a. The Science of color
b. Psychology and Sociology
c. Color systems
d. Color Harmony
i.
Schemes
(Summary and Vocabulary)
13) The Design Process
a. Programming
i.
Who
ii.
What
iii.
When
iv.
Where
v.
How
b. Schematic Design
c. Design Development
d. Contract Administration
14) Forecasting Trends
a. Time Frames and Cycles
b. Forecasters of Color Trends
c. Exhibitions and Trade Shows
i.
Show Houses
d. Influencing Factors
e. Current Movements Influencing Interior Design
i.
Design in the Public Interest
ii.
Design as a Business Model
iii.
The Do-It-Yourself Consumer
a) Publications
b) Correlation of Fashion and Interiors
(Summary and Vocabulary)