SAMPLE BOARDS
PRESENTED BY:
Taher Hani Nagib
Wasike Brian Munyole
- B02/54108/2012
- B02/1653/2012
WHAT IS A SAMPLE
BOARD
A sample board is a tool that designers use to help them
get an idea of what the materials and colours they have chosen to
use, look like in specific lighting conditions.
It contains samples of actual materials and pictures of
materials that are not sampled, as well as furniture pictures to give
an idea of what kind of furniture is to be used in the room being
designed.
It is not to be confused with a mood board.
MOOD BOARD
A mood board is a tool that designers use to help them
get a rough idea of what their clients want. Mood boards are
mostly collages of items such as sketches, photographs, clippings,
fabric swatches and colour samples.
The main difference between a mood board and a sample
board is that a mood board is used to pitch concepts and ideas to
the client at the initial design stage while sample boards are used
to help organise and settle on final materials and design choices in
a room.
Student flat
Mood Board
Student bar
Museum Shop
Living room
Sample Board
Dining room
Sample Board
Health & Beauty Store
Sample Board
WHY USE SAMPLE
BOARDS
TO SHOW THE CLIENT
THE DESIGN
In order to get the final go ahead before proceeding
with implementation of the design.
JUST TO MAKE SURE
Before you spend yours or the clients money on something that ends up not
looking quite right, making a sample board enable you to see how material
and furniture in the room relate to each other.
FOR REFERENCE
A Bathroom
Sample Board
It can be used as a reference tool during the life of the project. Addressing
issues like:
• Has initial material quality been achieved?
• How have the materials performed in their environment?
HOW TO MAKE A
SAMPLE BOARD
CREATING THE LAYOUT
• If more than one room is involved in the project then each board
should be labeled (living, bedroom etc.)
• Position each item on the board according to where they would be
placed in the room. For example, carpet at the bottom of the board
and ceiling paint sample at the top.
• The size of the samples are determined by their proportions in the
actual space: the biggest for walls and flooring, then curtain and
upholstery fabrics and the smallest for cushions and accessories.
For example the carpet sample would be bigger than a photo of a
lamp.
• Finally, trim the items to be placed on the board.
Bathroom sample board with items arranged according
to their expected position in the room
MAKE A BORDER
For the sample board to look neat and professional a border needs
to be left from all sides, to place the tags with project name and
designer’s name.
PRINTING AND
MOUNTING IMAGES
• Select the “key” pieces of furniture and accessories for your
sample board. All the rest will go to the furniture book.
• Use the glossy photo paper, high-resolution images and quality
printer. (This matters a lot when trying to impress a client)
• Avoid mounting images directly on the board as they are thin
and don’t produce good results when using adhesives that
don’t dry quickly like UHU. Glue them first on the cards.
• Use a studio knife and metal cutting pad to cut them and UHU
to fix them.
CREATING PAINT
SAMPLE CARD
•
Cut the pyramid board to the necessary size and then cover
it with paint that you have chosen for walls.
•
Use a small roller brush to evenly apply it and paint both
sides of the board to avoid it curling when drying.
•
Finally, attach the sample to the board with double-sided
tape.
MOUNTING FABRIC
SAMPLES
• Upholstery textiles for sofa and cushions can be wrapped
around recycled cards with some padding put inside.
• This hides the unattractive edges of fabric and shows the
beautiful texture of it with light reflected at different angles.
• To secure the edges on the reverse side of the card and to
mount it on the sample board, double-sided tape can be used
or any other good adhesive.
ATTACHING FLOORING SAMPLES
• A good idea is to mount them on the reverse side of sample
board to hide the unattractive edges and then make windows
on the face of the board to see them.
• Wooden plank can be mounted using velcro tape as it is very
heavy and you want to avoid it deforming the board.
• The most challenging part is to make a neat window on the
board: This can be achieved with some effort using a studio
cutter and metal cutting pad beneath it.
CAPTION LABELING
When all the samples are finally attached to the board what
remains is to make labels for them.
To do this, you can print the little figures which are then
attached to the samples with double-sided tape or glued on.
The “Key box” with annotations is placed on the top right
corner.
COMPLETE SAMPLE
BOARD
THANK
YOU!