Category: Design

  • Fountains and Basin Attractive Making

    Table of Contents Introduction Circulation of Water: Means and Functions Basin Attractiveness References Introduction In the past, fountains tended to serve different purposes than they do now, such as being “refreshing oases” and supporting a particular ideology, Longfellow states [1:208]. However, nowadays, fountains are popular elements of the modern urban landscape and are used to…

  • Columns and Walls of Mies Van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion

    Table of Contents Points and Lines Lines Points Bibliography Points and Lines The construction of the German Pavilion for the 1929 Exhibition was conceived from Mies’s original concept of building with innovative and radical ideas. Mies gave considerable importance to the freeing of the walls from their original function of supporting load. The walls define…

  • American Residential Design in Comparison

    Table of Contents Mark Twain House and Glessner House Broadleys and Marshcourt Chateau Maisons-sur-Seine and Biltmore Vanderbilt Estate Villard House and Pennsylvania Station Taos Pueblo and Mabel Dodge Luhan House Works Cited Mark Twain House and Glessner House The Mark Twain House, built by Tucker in 1873, is a clear example of the Gothic Revival…

  • MATLAB: Image Processing Toolbox

    Aims This report aims at articulating the various aspects of image processing using MATLAB. The paper has also focused on bringing out the various functions that are useful in the transformation of an image during processing. “Whos” Command The MATLAB “whos” command is used to display information from every kind of data in the MATLAB…

  • Motion Capture in the Graphic Design

    The history of motion capture dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century when Eadweard Muybridge introduced it in his “Animal Locomotion” study that examined the way in which birds moved. In its definition, motion capture relates to the analysis and expression of human movements in terms of mathematics. Motion capture found its…

  • Roman Borrowings from Greek Architecture

    Architectural styles that were introduced by the classical Greeks and the ancient Romans were impressive due to their giant columns, properly chosen material, and clearly explained functions. Both civilizations added their knowledge, religious beliefs, and personal attitudes to every construction offered. There was a thought that Romans borrowed some ideas and approaches. However, there was…

  • Sustainability in Architecture: Essence and Factors

    Table of Contents Introduction Analysis Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Nowadays, people have extensive access to a number of innovative products, tools, and technologies in order to change their living conditions, improve their opportunities, and achieve a certain portion of success. At the same time, it is wrong to believe that all new things and achievements are…

  • The Phenomenology of Roundness and Its Use in Design

    Table of Contents Introduction Tutorial Agenda Aims of the Text How Effectively the Text Achieves its Aims How Relevant the Text is to the Current Interior Design Practice How the Text Advanced My Interior Design Thinking Conclusion References Introduction While designing interiors, it is important to take into account what feelings this or that particular…

  • How Design and Esthetics Change Emotions?

    Findings and Implications The literature review helped to reveal that color plays a significant role in the formation of external environment perception. Different types of colors, i.e. cold or warm, as well as the distinct tints and shades, may create a particular atmosphere in the interior space (Liu, Ji, Chen, & Ye, 2014). Therefore, a…

  • Terri Logan’s Jewelry Art

    Table of Contents Analysis of Design Elements Conclusion Works Cited The jewelry design combines the aesthetic and artistic aspects with the functional ones. The success of any designer largely depends on his/her ability to find a right balance between different elements of design and translate it into an item which would be perceived by the…